More talks planned on
changing school names
By Jim Ridolphi
for The Mechanicsville Local
ASHLAND -- Following the presentation of
a report outlining results from an online survey
regarding name changes of two Hanover County
Public Schools, Hanover County School Board
members took no action and scheduled further
discussion for an upcoming workshop session on
Thursday, March 22.
More than three-fourths of the more than

13,000 respondents favored no change in the
names of Stonewall Jackson Middle School and
Lee-Davis High School as expressed in a survey
that ran four weeks during late January and
February.
The online response form provided space
for respondents to list reasons for their position
either to retain or change the current names of
the schools and the mascot names.
see NAMES, pg. 4

Jim Ridolphi for The Local

Carolina Lugo spoke in favor of the name change involving Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall
Jackson Middle School.

New park named for Wade

Students from all 4 high
schools join in walkout
By Jim Ridolphi
for The Mechanicsville Local
ASHLAND -- A small
group of adults braved a brisk
breeze as they stood across the
road from the front entrance
of Lee-Davis High School at 10
a.m. last Wednesday in anticipation of a student walkout to
honor victims of the Parkland,
Florida, school shooting.

Despite warnings from
Hanover County Public Schools
officials, some students had
expressed their intentions to
meet at the flagpole in front of
the Mechanicsville campus for a
17-minute vigil, a remembrance
celebrated by students across
the nation designed to protest
current gun safety laws.
But the top of the hour came
and left without a single student

By Jim Ridolphi
for The Mechanicsville Local
Melody Kinser/The Local

As the clock ticked past 10 a.m. last Wednesday, the front
entrance of Lee-Davis High School was quiet. About 50
students did gather inside a courtyard out of view.

visible, leaving the group consisting of parents and members
of the media wondering where
the students were.
So, did walkouts occur
in Hanover County schools
despite the guidelines issues last

week by school superintendent
Michael Gill?
According to various
reports, walkouts did take place
at several county campuses, the
largest contingent estimated at
see WALKOUT, pg. 11

HANOVER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Less than
three months after the passing
of longtime Hanover County
Board of Supervisors member Elton Wade, Cold Harbor
District, his fellow supervisors
took action that will permanently honor his name in the
county.
A new park planned for
eastern Hanover County will

be called Elton Wade Sr. Park
at Cold Harbor, a gesture
endorsed by all of his former
colleagues.
Parks and Recreation director Greg Sager said the naming
process began more than a year
ago when his department initiated an effort to name a new
park planned for a site off Cold
Harbor Road.
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More talks planned on
changing school names
By Jim Ridolphi
for The Mechanicsville Local

ASHLAND -- Following the presentation of
a report outlining results from an online survey
regarding name changes of two Hanover County
Public Schools, Hanover County School Board
members took no action and scheduled further
discussion for an upcoming workshop session on
Thursday, March 22.
More than three-fourths of the more than

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13,000 respondents favored no change in the
names of Stonewall Jackson Middle School and
Lee-Davis High School as expressed in a survey
that ran four weeks during late January and
February.
The online response form provided space
for respondents to list reasons for their position
either to retain or change the current names of
the schools and the mascot names.
see NAMES, pg. 4

Jim Ridolphi for The Local

Carolina Lugo spoke in favor of the name change involving Lee-Davis High School and Stonewall
Jackson Middle School.

Students from all 4 high
schools join in walkout
By Jim Ridolphi
for The Mechanicsville Local

ASHLAND -- A small
group of adults braved a brisk
breeze as they stood across the
road from the front entrance
of Lee-Davis High School at 10
a.m. last Wednesday in anticipation of a student walkout to
honor victims of the Parkland,
Florida, school shooting.

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Despite warnings from
Hanover County Public Schools
officials, some students had
expressed their intentions to
meet at the flagpole in front of
the Mechanicsville campus for a
17-minute vigil, a remembrance
celebrated by students across
the nation designed to protest
current gun safety laws.
But the top of the hour came
and left without a single student

New park named for Wade
By Jim Ridolphi
for The Mechanicsville Local
Melody Kinser/The Local

As the clock ticked past 10 a.m. last Wednesday, the front
entrance of Lee-Davis High School was quiet. About 50
students did gather inside a courtyard out of view.

visible, leaving the group consisting of parents and members
of the media wondering where
the students were.
So, did walkouts occur
in Hanover County schools
despite the guidelines issues last

week by school superintendent
Michael Gill?
According to various
reports, walkouts did take place
at several county campuses, the
largest contingent estimated at
see WALKOUT, pg. 11

HANOVER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Less than
three months after the passing
of longtime Hanover County
Board of Supervisors member Elton Wade, Cold Harbor
District, his fellow supervisors
took action that will permanently honor his name in the
county.
A new park planned for
eastern Hanover County will

be called Elton Wade Sr. Park
at Cold Harbor, a gesture
endorsed by all of his former
colleagues.
Parks and Recreation director Greg Sager said the naming
process began more than a year
ago when his department initiated an effort to name a new
park planned for a site off Cold
Harbor Road.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Requests for naming a park

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GriefShare meets every Sunday afternoon
Staff Report
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MECHANICSVILLE -GriefShare, a support group to
help and encourage those who
have lost a loved one recently
or in the past, meets from
2:30 to 4 p.m. on Sundays
through May 6, except for
Easter Sunday, in Room
G111 at the Shady Grove
United Methodist Church

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Petit larceny from auto was
reported in the 7700 block of
Stand Circle, Mechanicsville.

Issuance of two or more
bad checks in 90 days was
reported in the 14400 block
of Ashland Road, Glen Allen.

Possession of marijuana,
subsequent offense, was
reported in the 3700 block
of Mechanicsville Turnpike,
Mechanicsville.
Simple assault was
reported in the 10000
block of Learning Lane,
Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported
in the 10300 block of
Chamberlayne Road,
Mechanicsville.
Petit larceny, $200 not from
a person, was reported
in the 7500 block of Cold
Harbor Road/ Mechanicsville
Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported
in the 7400 block of
Mechanicsville Turnpike/
Interstate 295 North to
Mechanicsville Turnpike,
Mechanicsville.

Entering property with
the intent to damage
was reported in the 6300
block of Draperfield Road,
Mechanicsville.

March 7

Grand larceny building
was reported in the 7200
block of Bell Creek Road,
Mechanicsville.
Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported in
the 17100 block of Mountain
Road, Montpelier.

Driver did not report an
accident with damages,
$500, in the 7000 block of
Mechanicsville Turnpike,
Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny from auto
was reported in the 10000
block of Lakeridge Parkway,
Ashland.

Possession of Schedule I
and II controlled substance
was reported in the 16000
block of Kings Dominion
Boulevard, Doswell.

Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported
in the 8100 block of
Meadowbridge Road/Shady
Grove Road, Mechanicsville.

DWI and declared habitual
offender for DWI or
involuntary manslaughter
was reported in the 8200
block of Mechanicsville
Turnpike, Mechanicsville.
Assault and battery of
a family member was
reported in the 7200 block
of Cold Harbor Road,
Mechanicsville.
Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was
reported in the 11200
block of Linderwood
Drive/Wychwood Drive,
Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported
in the 14100 block of
Yankeetown Road, Ashland.

7300 block of Bell Creek
Road.

Simple assault was reported
in the 900 block of Sweet
Tessa Drive, Ashland.

Profane threatening
language over public airway
was reported in the 17300
block of Rocky Ford Road,
Beaverdam.

March 13

Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported
in the 8100 block of
Elm Drive/Connor Road,
Mechanicsville.
Drugs: Possession of
Schedule IV was reported
in the 9000 block of Craney
Island Road/Atlee Station
Road, Mechanicsville.
False identification of self
to law enforcement was
reported in the 12800 block
of Mount Hermon Road,
Ashland.
Petit larceny from auto was
reported in the 7000 block
of Covenant Woods Drive,
Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported
in the 12900 block of Mount
Hermon Road, Ashland.

Grand larceny from auto was
reported in the 8000 block
of Elm Drive.

Drugs: Possession of
Schedule III was reported
in the 100 block of Junction
Drive.

Possession of Schedule I
and II controlled substance
was reported in the 8100
block of Mechanicsville
Turnpike/Hanover Greene
Drive.

Possession of marijuana,
subsequent offense, was
reported in the 700 block
of England Street/Cottage
Greene Drive.

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Assault and battery of a
family member was reported
in the 6200 block of Tammy
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Sale and distribution of
Possession of marijuana,
marijuana, ½-ounce to 5
first offense, was reported in
pounds, was reported in the
the 6100 block of Winding
8100 block of Mechanicsville
Hills Drive.
Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Brandishing a firearm was
reported in the 10400
block of Leadbetter Road/
Richardson Road.

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Assault and battery of a
family member was reported
in the 6400 block of Tammy
Lane.

Robbery on or near the
street was reported in the
7400 block of Bell Creek
Road.

March 8

Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported
in the 8100 block of
Mechanicsville Turnpike/
Hanover Green Drive,
Mechanicsville.

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March 6

Threats of death or bodily
injury by letter or electronic
means was reported in the
Concealment, price altering
7000 block of Mechanicsville
merchandise, $200, was
Turnpike, Mechanicsville.
reported in the 14000 block
of Nursery Road.
Petit larceny from auto
was reported in the 7300
Threats of death or bodily
block of Travellers Way,
injury by letter or electronic
Mechanicsville.
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2013 file photo

The Atlee High School Show Choir will present a free concert for senior citizens at 2:15 p.m.
on Thursday, March 29, in the AHS auditorium at 9414 Atlee Station Rd. in Mechanicsville.
The auditorium is wheelchair-accessible and buses are welcome.
Photo submitted by Sgt. James R. Cooper

means was reported in the
12400 block of West Patrick
Henry Road.

SHERIFF’S
Continued from pg. 3

reported in the 3700 block
of Mechanicsville Turnpike,
Mechanicsville.

Credit card fraud, $200 in
six months, was reported in
the 10300 block of Sliding
Hill Road.

Threats of death or bodily
injury by letter or electronic
Possession of marijuana,
means was reported in the
first offense, was reported
7100 block of Mechanicsville
in the 16000 block of
Turnpike.
West Patrick Henry Road/
Mountain Road.
Threats of death or bodily
injury by letter or electronic

Driver did not report an
accident with damages,
$1,000, in the 7000 block of
Mechanicsville Turnpike.

Possession of Schedule I
and II controlled substance
was reported in the 8100
block of Mechanicsville
Byway/Elm Drive.
see SHERIFF’S, pg. 7

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The Mechanicsville Local

March 21, 2018

Tim Amos, left, president of the Mechanicsville Rotary Club, presented Col. David R. Hines,
sheriff of Hanover County, with a check of $10,000 to support the Project Lifesaver program.
Hines received the donation during last Wednesday’s club meeting.

Rotary donates $10,000
to Project Lifesaver program
HANOVER -- On Wednesday, March 14,
the Mechanicsville Rotary Club presented Col.
David R. Hines, sheriff of Hanover County, with
a donation check in the amount of $10,000.
The donation will help support the Hanover
County Sheriff ’s Office’s Project Lifesaver program.
In 2003, the Sheriff ’s Office became the first
agency in the state to join Project Lifesaver
International. The program offers the ability
for the Sheriff ’s Office to locate loved ones and
family members who wander due to cognitive
disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, autism,
and Down syndrome.
“This is a free service the Sheriff ’s Office
offers to our community,” Sgt. James R. Cooper,

public information officer, said, speaking on
behalf of Hines. “A client will be outfitted with
a watch-sized transmitter that enables the individual to be tracked should they wander.”
“The Project Lifesaver program is another
vital tool we use in service to our community.
We understand that locating lost individuals in
these populations is paramount and are pleased
to continue to make this service available to our
community. This program not only serves to
keep our most vulnerable citizens safe, but also
develops lasting relationships between the deputies and volunteers involved in the program and
participants. We are extremely grateful for the
generous donation made by the Mechanicsville
Rotary Club,” said Hines.

NAMES

Additionally, respondents who wanted to
keep the names said the names and mascots are
not racist and changing them will not relieve
any racial tensions that currently exist on the
campuses.
Respondents who favored a name change
commented that a change would promote equity
and provide an inclusive learning community for

Continued from pg. 1

Comments by those in favor of keeping the
current name included financial considerations
and the cost of changing the names, a need to
preserve local history, heritage and tradition
and a view that the majority opinion should be
honored.

see NAMES, pg. 9

Peace to serve on House Select
Committee on School Safety
Contributed Report
news@mechlocal.com
RICHMOND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Del. Christopher K. Peace,
R-97, has been appointed to the House Select
Committee on School Safety. He was named to
the panel by Speaker of the House Kirk Cox,
R-66, on Thursday, March
8.
Cox formed the committee to review state and
local policy on school
safety and make recommendations for consideration by the Virginia
General Assembly during
the 2019 Session.
This is the first select
PEACE
committee formed in the
House in 155 years. Select
Committees are reserved for matters of considerable significance that cross the jurisdiction of
conventional and established standing committees.
(The letter that Speaker Cox sent to the Clerk
of the House of Delegates outlining the scope,
membership and work plan of the committee

appears on page 6.)
Peace said of the appointment and the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upcoming work, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have heard from
many families across our district about their
concerns. Children and teachers deserve to learn
in an environment free from fear for their safety.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the chairman of the House Budget
Committee on Elementary & Secondary
Education,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am dedicated to finding
the state share of necessary resources to support
our school divisions in our shared important goal
for improved safety on school campuses everywhere. I am honored that the Speaker thought
well enough of me for this important Committee,
and I look forward to the work ahead.â&#x20AC;?
In announcing the formation of the committee, Cox said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The House of Delegates led the
effort in recent years to make our schools safer,
but the tragedy in Parkland, Florida, shows us
that we must be ever-vigilant when it comes to
school safety. We are taking a bold and significant
step today to make school safety a top priority of
the House of Delegates.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am appointing the Select Committee on

No one should be afraid in a classroom
By Melody Kinser
Managing Editor
How evil can one be to use a weapon and take
aim at children? I don’t buy into the notion that
everybody who behaves with such disregard to life
is mentally ill. Some people are just wicked.
I’ve never been a parent; it was never in my plan.
So, I won’t attempt to one-up the advice given by
the late Dr. Benjamin Spock on how to raise kids.
But I do know that children need the attention of
their parents -- and parents need to pay attention to
what their children are doing with their time.
And -- hold on to your seats -- children need
to be disciplined. I went to public school when a
paddle was used on unruly and disruptive students,
and parents supported it. Kids could usually expect
Round 2 when they got home from school.
Granted, school operations were very different

“back in the old days,” but the idea of a student or
former student or stranger for that matter bringing
a loaded firearm into the building was inconceivable. No, we weren’t angels in the classroom all the
time, but fatally harming someone just wasn’t a
consideration.
While the NRA is less than thrilled with the
response by students across the nation expressing
their feelings as those who have been or are potential targets, I applaud them for trying to make a
difference in their futures.
As I’ve said before, I grew up in a house with
guns. I never had any interest in them, and I knew I
better not get close to any of them either. The same
went for the rifle my maternal grandfather kept
beside his bed. It was strictly “Hands off!”
Then again, I never had any fascination with
guns or weapons. In my younger days, I was a bit

scrappy on the playground, but that was usually a
case of defending someone who was being bullied.
Today, however, is so different and so frightening. My thoughts and prayers have been with the
many schoolchildren, teachers, administrators and
families who have fallen victim to gun violence
since Columbine in 1999.
How do we comprehend such terror and then
devise ways to prevent it ever happening again?
This is not an us vs. them with the NRA and
those who are trying to make our schools safer. It
should be a united front to protect our most valuable resource: the children.
Parents, please involve yourselves in your children’s lives. They may not like it, but do your best to
keep in touch with their activities. And, if there are
social issues, don’t ignore them. Too often we hear
about the loner with the gun . . .

Student walkout drew attention to buying firearms
By Jim Ridolphi
for The Mechanicsville Local
I’m as guilty as the next parent of
sometimes not always giving my full
attention to what my children say. It’s
not something I’m proud of, and it’s
also not unique.
Who among us hasn’t been dismissive of a child’s discussion, or only halfheartedly responded to a question?
Even in those moments of weak-

ness, I’ve always understood that those
comments are important, probably
more important than the discussions I
have with adults on a given day.
There is wisdom in the voices of
those who speak in unaltered and
innocent terms without the prejudice
and opinions that many of us acquire
throughout our lives.
here’s also a subtle beauty in a view
not hindered by the responsibilities of
adult life uttered in the most simple

and direct terms.
Last week, thousands of those voices were raised in unison to address a
problem that has eluded resolution for
all of my adult life.
While my generation has been willing to live with the status quo regarding strengthened laws regarding the
purchase of firearms, the current generation of kids seems less likely to
ignore the issue.
The issue is defined by valid argu-

ments on both sides of the debate,
but there is one point that unifies the
opposing views: the safety of our students in schools.
At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March
14, students across the nation walked
out of class and spent 17 minutes,
one for each victim killed in the latest
Broward County shooting, remembering the fallen students.
see WALKOUT, pg. 7

Speaker explains
why he organized
Select Committee
(Editor’s note: The following letter,
dated March 8, 2018, was addressed
to The Honorable G. Paul Nardo,
Clerk of the House of Delegates, State
Capitol, Richmond, VA.)
Dear Mr. Clerk,
Recent
tragedies
involving
unimaginable violence in our nation’s
schools have renewed questions about
state and local policies intended to
safeguard and protect our children.
It is our responsibility to ensure our
schools are safe and that students can
learn free from the fear of violence.
Toward this end, the Virginia General
Assembly has taken steps in recent
years to strengthen school security.
However, this issue is so complex and
multi-faceted that it requires a special
and dedicated review process beyond
the time constraints of the current
session.
School safety is a fundamental
public policy issue that encompasses the purviews and jurisdiction of
multiple standing House committees.
Therefore, I am appointing a Select
Committee on School Safety to review
comprehensively state and local policies relating to school security and
protection.
The committee’s scope of work
will be limited to strengthening
emergency preparedness, hardening school security infrastructure,
implementing security best practices,
deploying additional security personnel, providing additional behavioral
health resources for students, and
developing prevention protocols at
primary and secondary institutions
across the Commonwealth. The Select
Committee will make policy recommendations for consideration by the
General Assembly during the 2019
Session.
see LETTERS, pg. 8

At Mayan Ruins

INCIDENTS
Continued from pg. 4

Possession of Schedule I
and II controlled substance
was reported in the 10400
block of Gladfelter Road/
Mountain Road.

Credit card fraud, $200 in
six months, was reported in
the 7100 block of Williams
Street.

Possession of Schedule I
and II controlled substance
was reported in the 7300
block of Mechanicsville
Turnpike/Bell Creek Road.

Breaking and entering
building to commit larceny
was reported in the 8100
block of Mechanicsville
Turnpike.

Threats of death or bodily
injury by letter or electronic
means was reported in
the 13400 block of Liberty
School Road.

Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported
in the 8000 block of
Mechanicsville Turnpike/
Cold Harbor Road.

Driver did not report an
accident with damages,
$1,000, in the 8900 block of
Ringview Drive.

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Photo submitted by Rick Starling

see LETTERS, pg. 8

WALKOUT
Continued from pg. 6

The display also recognized
the long list of students killed
in school shootings, a tally that
has grown too long for some
students who feel legislators are
not doing enough to keep their
schools safe.
The students’ active voice
in this national debate seems to
have broken a logjam that has
seen the same pattern emerge
after each disastrous event on
our campuses.
Prayers and thoughts for the
victims are followed by inaction and a quiet before the next
storm erupts on another campus in another city.
Solutions are not easily

defined, and the walkout does
not endorse one policy versus
another, but highlights the need
to have the discussion.
And the efforts haven’t gone
unnoticed. Florida Gov. Rick
Scott recently signed new gun
control and school safety measures that would have seemed
unimaginable a decade ago.
President Trump was scheduled to unveil a national plan
this week offering options for
school safety and more extensive background checks.
Both of these measures are
in response to a national outcry from students regarding the
safety of their schools, and their
voice represents a new generational angle in discussions that
affect their lives, their futures.
It’s also a stark reminder that

things change and just because
we have grown accustomed to
doing things in a certain way is
no guarantee that future generations won’t search for better methods or more efficient
solutions.
Most importantly, the event
this week is a valuable civics
lesson for students who all too
often seem left out of the conversation.
Their protest reinforces
what citizens hold dear in
America: the right to be heard
and voice opinions without fear
of repercussion.
What the whole discussion
means for the future of guns in
this country is uncertain, but
the importance of the voice of
the next generation is not.
I’m ready to listen.

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Linda and Rick Starling of Kings Charter recently visited the
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Mexico). The palace and pyramids overlook the Caribbean
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As you know, the appointment of a Select Committee by
the Speaker is uncommon, yet
not unprecedented. A Select
Committee may be appointed
in instances where a subject
matter of considerable significance falls beyond the parameters of conventional and established standing committees.
This appointment of a Select
Committee is consistent with
House Rules, past practices and
long-standing customs of the
House dating back a century.
The Select Committee will
be comprised of 22 members
of the House of Delegates and

will reflect the principle of
proportional representation. I
am appointing the following
members to the House Select
Committee on School Safety:
Kirk Cox (Chair), Steve Landes,
Chris Jones, Tommy Wright,
Rob Bell, Danny Marshall (Vice
Chair), Todd Gilbert, Chris
Peace, Barry Knight, Roxann
Robinson, Israel O’Quinn,
Nick Rush, Vivian Watts,
Mark Sickles, David Toscano,
Charniele Herring, Luke Torian,
Paul Krizek, Steve Heretick,
Mike Mullin, Jeff Bourne, and
Schuyler VanValkenburg.
The Committee will be supported primarily by the House
Clerk’s Office, with technical support provided by the
Division of Legislative Services
and the Joint Legislative Audit
and Review Commission. In
addition to in-house staff support, the Committee may contract with outside vendors for
specific and specialized support at any time during the
Committee’s work. Further,
I authorize the House Clerk’s

Office to pay interim compensation and issue reimbursements
for member travel associated
with the Committee’s work.
The Committee will have
an organizational meeting no
later than May 1, 2018 and may
have as many as four meetings
in Richmond, unless otherwise
noted. The Committee shall
complete its work by November
15, 2018 and produce a final
report containing recommendations for the 2019 General
Assembly Session no later than
December 15, 2018.
I am proud of the steps we
have taken in recent years to
protect our schools, but I will
be asking this committee to
undertake the important job of
finding ways we can do even
more to protect our children.
I have full confidence we will
be able to work in a bipartisan
manner to seek practical, common-sense solutions that we
can propose to our colleagues
for consideration next session.
Regards,
Kirk Cox

Thanks given
to those who
helped at fire

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rity best practices, deploying
additional security personnel,
providing additional behavioral
health resources for students,
and developing prevention
protocols at primary and secondary institutions across the
Commonwealth.
He said the committee
will not discuss issues related
to guns or broader behavioral
health policy that are being considered by other commissions
or standing committees.
The committee also will not
consider security at institutions
of higher education, many of
which already have rigorous
security requirements and are
governed by national accrediting agencies that set guidelines
for their security.
“As I watched parents grieve
over the loss of their children
after the shooting in Parkland,
Florida, I was struck by the parents who said our focus should
not be on overly-broad gun
control measures, but instead
on the important work of keep-

ing our children safe,” said Del.
Danny Marshall, R-14.
Marshall will serve as vice
chairman of the committee. “I am proud to be part
of a productive conversation
about securing our schools and
look forward to beginning our
work.”
“When we talk about
improving our education system, we must start with the
safety of our schools,” said
House Education chairman Del.
Steve Landes, R-25. “This Select
Committee has an important
job ahead of them and I look
forward to working with my
colleagues to find practical
solutions to ensure the safety of
our children.”
“This Select Committee will
allow us to identify problems
and consider solutions that
will truly make our children
safer in schools,” said Courts of
Justice Chairman Del. Rob Bell,
R-58. “As people often find in
the House Courts Committee,
translating ideas into actual

Friday afternoon, March 2,
2018, I was walking my two
dogs and heard loud sirens. I
live close to Memorial Regional
Medical Center so that is nothing new. Then fire engines and
EMS vehicles drove right by us
and turned down my street.
I hoped no one was having
a heart attack or anything bad.
When we walked around the
corner I could see several had
stopped in front of my house.
Then I realized firemen were
going to my house.
For my safety and the firefighters I had to stop before I
got to my home. A neighbor
had seen smoke and flames on
the outside and neighbors at the
end of my cul de sac called 911.
It was a fire in the front corner of my house that began in
wiring inside the wall. HanoverEMS from Fire Station No. 7

quickly put out the fire and
checked out the house top to
bottom.
While the Assistant Fire
Marshal was talking to me,
my next door neighbor took
care of my dogs along with her
own dog. She let me come in
her house while I called my
insurance company, and even
brought me dinner!
My other neighbors were
trapped out of their house/
driveway for awhile ... they
brought me extra flashlights,
and both offered for me to
spend the night in their homes,
if needed.
The fire department told
me the power was off and not
to turn it back on. Another
neighbor called an electrician
he knew who came out, figured
out what caused the fire, and
was able to turn my power back
on. By 9 p.m., the heat was back
on, I was eating a delicious dinner, and was safe with my dogs.
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School Safety to comprehensively review state and local
policies on school safety and
make recommendations to the
General Assembly for the 2019
session. The House has not
formed a Select Committee in
over 150 years, which speaks
to the significance of this step,”
he added.
“The scope of work for this
committee is specifically limited to school safety. We will
remain laser-focused on the
specific areas laid out in my
letter to the clerk, and not allow
more partisan issues to distract
us from the important steps we
must take to ensure that our
children are safe in our public
schools,” Cox continued.
In his letter to the clerk, Cox
specifically limited the committee’s scope of work to strengthening emergency preparedness,
hardening school security infrastructure, implementing secu-

laws is hard work and words
matter. I look forward to working with my colleagues.”
Cox will serve as chairman of the Select Committee.
He is appointing 11 other
Republicans and 10 Democrats
to provide the Select Committee
with proportional representation in accordance with House
rules.
The members of the Select
Committee will be: Kirk Cox,
Steve Landes, Chris Jones,
Tommy Wright, Rob Bell,
Danny Marshall, Todd Gilbert,
Chris Peace, Barry Knight,
Roxann Robinson, Israel
O’Quinn, Nick Rush, Vivian
Watts, Mark Sickles, David
Toscano, Charniele Herring,
Luke Torian, Paul Krizek,
Steve Heretick, Mike Mullin,
Jeff Bourne and Schuyler
VanValkenburg.
The committee will complete its work by Nov. 15, and
produce a final report containing recommendations no later
than Dec. 15.

all students. They also stated the
names/mascots reflect a history
of racism and promote negative
perceptions of Hanover County.
They rejected claims that
the decision should be based
on majority responses and said
school board members should
approach the issue from a moral
perspective.
Both sides listed compromise options that included a

name change for mascots only.
Lee-Davis currently calls its
students Confederates, while
Stonewall Jackson students are
known as the Rebels.
Carolina Lugo echoed those
sentiments regarding the need
to change the names, citing, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If
we say that heritage and history
are important to us, then we
must tell the whole story of this
history. History is the story that
the living tell about the past.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;What story is this school
board telling now with the con-

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tinued inaction on the problem
of these names?â&#x20AC;? she continued.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;What story could you be telling if you acknowledged some
hard truths and made some
good decisions?â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;This school board need
not shackle Hanover County
schools to lost cause mythology that shamed and terrorized
many of its students, past present and future,â&#x20AC;? Lugo said.
Wanda Burcham also spoke
during a public comment peri-

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Survivors include three sons,
Elvin Jr. (Christy) of Hartfield,
Tracey (Amy) of Asheboro,
North Carolina, and Cameron
of Richmond; two daughters, Tonia Freeman (Tim) of
Asheboro, North Carolina, and
Kristen Arabella of Richmond;
four sisters, Margurite B.
Beninghove, Bertha “Bert”
Coleman (Bobby), Audrey
B. Seay of Mechanicsville
and Janet Bruce (Jim) of
Bracey; three brothers, Ronald
(Debbie), Marvin (Johnny) of
Mechanicsville and Donald
of Hot
Springs.
Gordon
proudly
served
his
country
in the
U.S.
Army
and
BRUCE
was a
member
of Slash Christian Church.
Gordon was a very private and
caring person, always willing
to help others, never expecting
anything in return. He loved
working with his hands, was a
master gardener, tinkering with
cars and lawn mowers. Gordon
was a man of many skills. He
prided himself in culinary
skills. A special thanks to all
the doctors, nurses and staff at
the McGuire Veterans Hospital
for the great care during his
illness. Gordon will be missed
by many. He truly loved all of
his family. “Doc,” rest in peace.
The family received friends
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on
Saturday, March 17, 2018, at
the Mechanicsville Chapel of
ELVIN BRUCE
Elvin Gordon Bruce, 71, of Bennett Funeral Home at 8014
Mechanicsville, went to be with Lee-Davis Road. Private interment will take place at a later
his Lord and Savior on March
date in Signal Hill Memorial
12, 2018. He was preceded in
Park. In lieu of flowers, memodeath by his parents, Lucian
rial contributions may be made
Elvin and Annie M. Bruce.
Marian Vanna Moore
Beane, 95, of Richmond, passed
away on Friday, March 9, 2018,
from complications related to
pneumonia. She is survived by
two daughters, Bettie Bryant
Beane and Jane Beane Acree;
two granddaughters, Amanda
Doumlele Atkinson and Mary
Acree Motley (Porter); and
two great-grandchildren, Mary
Katelynn Atkinson and Porter
“Ridge” Dandridge Motley.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Benjamin Taylor
Beane; and her brother, Nelson
Dewey Moore. Mrs. Beane
was a graduate of Virginia
Intermont College (1941),
Radford State Teachers College
(1943) and the University of
Richmond (1978). She spent
her entire career as a school
teacher and for 12 years, she
taught Red Cross Water Safety
as well. She was a former member of Immanuel Episcopal
Church in King and Queen
County; the K&Q Women’s
Club; the Hanover Retired
Teachers Association; the
Ginter Park Women’s Club; a
charter member of the K&Q
Historical Society; and served
on the Board of Directors for
the Virginia Heart Association.
She also was recognized by the
World Who’s Who of Women.
A private service will be held
at Scottsville Baptist Church
Cemetery in Scottsville for
family members. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bon
Secours Hospice, 7229 Forest
Ave., Suite 200, Richmond, VA
23226.

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Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl.,
Memphis, TN 38105.

retired from the Maughan
Construction Company, a
Deacon at Walnut Grove
Baptist Church and a U.S.
ROBERT DESJARDINS JR. Army veteran, serving during
the Korean War. The family
Robert “Bob” J. Desjardins
would like to express their
Jr., age 46, of New Haven,
special appreciation to New
West Virginia, passed away
Century Hospice, especially,
on Saturday, March 10, 2018.
April, Suzanne and Olivia.
He was the beloved son of
Funeral services were held at
Robert and Rita Desjardins of
Mechanicsville; loving brother 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 17,
2018, at Walnut Grove Baptist
of Lisa (Bill) Williams of
Mechanicsville and Deb (Mike) Church at 7046 Cold Harbor
Road in Mechanicsville.
Gunzenhauser of Pittsburgh,
Interment followed at 2:30
Pennsylvania; adored uncle
p.m. in Greenwood Memorial
of Josh and Adam; cherished
Gardens. In lieu of flowpartner of Nikki Stanley of
ers, memorial contributions
New Haven, West Virginia.
may be made to Walnut
A celebration of Bob’s life
Grove Baptist Church. The
will take place at 1 p.m. on
Mechanicsville Chapel of
Saturday, March 24, 2018, at
Autumn Care at 7600 Autumn Bennett Funeral Home at 8014
Lee-Davis Road was in charge
Park way in Mechanicsville.
of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to
Maine Central Institute, Office
JEFFREY SUTTON
of Institutional Advancement,
Jeffrey Sutton, 60, peace295 Main Street, Pittsfield,
fully passed away on Tuesday,
ME. Cards of condolence may March 6, 2018, at his home in
be sent to Robert and Rita
Mechanicsville. He is survived
Desjardins at 8117 Ordinary
by his
Keepers Way, Mechanicsville,
wife,
VA 23111.
Elaine;
son,
Patrick;
DAVID LEWIS SR.
daughter,
David L. Lewis Sr., 85, of
Jessica;
Mechanicsville, went to be
sisters,
with the Lord; his beloved
Patricia,
wife, Jeanette G. Lewis; and
Ellen
son, David L. Lewis Jr., on
and
SUTTON
Thursday, March 15, 2018. Mr.
Alice;
Lewis is
and
survived
granddog, Hercules. A
by two
Celebration of Jeff ’s life was
sisters,
held from 1 to 4 p.m. on
Hazel
Saturday, March 17, 2018, at
Cliett
Lakeside Moose Lodge. In
and
Barbara lieu of flowers, donations may
be made in Jeff ’s memory
Hill; as
to Boy Scout Troop 534, c/o
well as
Fairfield Presbyterian Church,
numerLEWIS
6930 Cold Harbor Road,
ous
Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
nieces
and nephews. He was

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Continued from pg. 1

about 250 students at Patrick
Henry High School.
In a letter issued last week,
Gill outlined various methods
for students to express support
for the victims short of infringing on instructional time.
“Student safety is always our

OBITUARIES
Continued from pg. 10

THOMAS WILKINS
Thomas Flent Wilkins,
81, of Mineral, beloved husband, father, grandfather and
great-grandfather, passed away
peacefully at home on Saturday,
March 10, 2018. Thomas
was born in Roxboro, North
Carolina, on October 3, 1936.
He retired after 30 years of
employment at Philip Morris.
Bored at home, Thomas started
a second career at West Broad
Honda. After 20 years there, he
retired, again, two years ago.
Thomas proudly served his

first priority; we are entrusted
with this responsibility every
day and we take it seriously,”
Gill said. “We worked well in
advance with our school administrators to develop a safety plan
for each building. This included
identifying safe areas at each
school where students could
peacefully assemble and express
themselves if demonstrations

occurred,” he added.
Gill said the students’ right
to express opinions on important issues also was a priority for
school administrators.
“Part of this involved working with student leaders to find
non-disruptive alternatives to
allow them to show their support while also preserving the
integrity of the instructional

day,” Gill said.
HCPS public information
officer Chris Whitley summarized what actually occurred on
Wednesday in a written statement: “Students participated
in demonstrations at eight of
our 10 secondary schools, but
not everyone went outside.

country in the United States
Marine Corps. He served at the
end of hostilities in Korea for
one year and served another
three years in Japan, all as a
member of the Military Police.
Thomas was a member of
Seay’s Chapel UMC in Shores,
Palmyra. Thomas is survived
by his wife, Shirley Johnson
Wilkins; his daughter, Patricia
Elizabeth Johnson; his son,
Raymond Arnold Johnson
(Kay); and his son-in-law,
James Edward Gibson, all of
Mineral. He also is survived
by eight grandchildren, Brandi
Kay Janisch (Will) of Chicago,
Illinois, Mallory Brooke

nephews. He was preceded
in death by his son, Mark H.
Johnson, on July 24, 2015; and
by his daughter, Velvett Ann
W. Gibson, on August 24, 2016.
Thomas will be missed by all
who knew and loved him.
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13,
2018, at Woodward Funeral
Home in Louisa. Interment
followed the service in Spring
Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
in Pendleton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may
be made to VFW Post 8947 in
Mineral or SNAP in Louisa.
Online guestbook may be found
at woodwardfuneral.com.

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Participation was low; less than
10% of our secondary student
population,” he said.
Those approximately 50 students at Lee-Davis were escorted to an inside courtyard for
their ceremony, an area not visible to the spectators across the
road from the flagpole.
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are submitted to the Recreation
Advisory Committee and those
members discuss the names to
determine if they meet the criteria,” Sager said.
Public suggestions also were
accepted during the year-long
process facilitated by online
surveys, public forums and
even a questionairre distributed
at the Hanover Tomato Festival.
In addition, Sager met with
neighbors in the area to gather
their input on the park. Five
names made the early cut.

March 21, 2018

At its January meeting,
the Hanover County Parks
and Recreation Advisory
Commission unanimously
approved a motion to recommend three names for consideration. They included Ellison
Park, Rock Hill Park and Elton
J. Wade Sr. Park.
Those three names were
submitted to the board by Sager
at last week’s meeting, but it
seemed one stood out as the
obvious choice.
“Considering the life of Mr.
Wade and how he gave back
to this community, his lifetime membership in the Black

Creek Fire Department, his
commitment and dedication to
the community and the Cold
Harbor area, I would move
that we name that we name
the eastern park Elton Wade Sr.
Park at Cold Harbor,” said Scott
Wyatt, Cold Harbor supervisor
and Wade’s replacement on the
board.
Wyatt said there were many
viable choices with the historical significance of the area,
but, following his death, a park
named in Wade’s honor seemed
appropriate.

there were approximately 400
who participated; all went outside. At the middle school level,
there were approximately 375
students who participated; the
vast majority stayed inside the
school,” Whitley continued.
Students who participated in
the demonstrations were issued
unexcused absences for the
time they were out of class and
required to make up any missed
work, but no formal disciplinary action was taken, according
to the superintendent.
Whitley expressed thanks
to students who followed the
guidelines and mounted peaceful demonstrations.
“We are appreciative that
students conducted themselves in a peaceful and orderly
manner and returned to class
immediately afterwards without further disruption to the
instructional day.”
Some parents, primarily on
social medial outlets, expressed
concern regarding the actions
of some teachers who they contended blocked doors and prevented children from leaving
the building.
School officials said teachers and administrators are
always on duty in the halls and
there were no locked doors or
blocked exits.
One parent said her child
was deterred from participating
after reading Gill’s letter issued
last week. “He was scared of

what might happen. It was a
chilling warning,” she said.
But an equal number of
posters on other social medial
sites praised the schools for
their handling of a difficult situation.
It’s a balance that indicates
the difficult nature of addressing student demonstrations and
how best to administer policy
regarding these types of events.
“We believe that we can
strike a balance between
respecting students’ right to free
speech, freedom of expression,
and civic responsibility and
maintaining a safe and productive learning environment,” Gill
said.
The superintendent did not
discount safety concerns faced
daily by school administrators,
but also noted the importance
of hearing student concerns.
“Without question, there are
serious safety concerns associated with allowing students to
walk out of school,” the superintendent said. “However, there
are a wide variety of meaningful
ways that students can work
with their school administration to safely express themselves
during the school day that is not
disruptive. We’ve seen several
positive examples of this within our division over the past
month, including on March
14th.”
Managing Editor Melody
Kinser contributed to this story.

see WADE, pg. 13

WADE
Continued from pg. 12

“If everyone in Hanover and
the world modeled their lives
after the actions of Mr. Wade,
we would probably be a nicer,
more peaceful community and

people and he really cared
about the people of the Cold
Harbor District,” Stanley said.
“I think this would have been
much more appropriate had he
been alive so he would have
known it was named after him.”
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Greg Sager, photo at left, director of Hanover County Parks
and Recreation, presented three names to the Hanover County
Board of Supervisors for consideration in naming of the new
eastern Hanover Park. Supervisors, from left, Aubrey “Bucky”
Stanley, Canova Peterson, chairman Sean Davis and Scott
Wyatt joined in agreeing to the name Elton J. Wade Sr. Park.

there would be a whole lot less
violence,” Wyatt said.
Beaverdam
supervisor
Aubrey “Bucky” Stanley served
with Wade for 24 years and seconded Wyatt’s motion stating
that the county might want to
take a second look at the park
naming process that requires
nominees to be deceased.
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Angela Kelly-Wiecek joined
in unanimous support of the
nominated name.
“I am pleased and honored
to support this motion,” she
said. “This is an honor that we
can and should bestow on him.”
The last park constructed in Hanover County was
Washingon Lacy Park in 2008.

complete the proposed site.
Sager said construction on
the new park should begin in
2019 with phase one of the park
opening in 2020 with athletic
fields following the next year.
The eastern park was
approved in 2015 and is slated
to relieve overcrowding problems at Pole Green Park.

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HHHunt wraps up residential part of Rutland area
By Jim Ridolphi
for The Mechanicsville Local
MECHANICSVILLE -When a homebuyer closed on a
new home in Rutland last year,
the finalization marked more
than just a new chapter in a
family’s life and the excitement
of a new home that accompanies that milestone event.
The purchase marked the
end of the residential component in a development that
began more than a decade ago
when HHHunt gained approval for an expansive multi-use
project that encompassed several zoning districts and a variety of entities including retail,
varying types of residential and
a business/office component.
Looking at Rutland today,
it’s difficult to appreciate what
those efforts represent to
the thousands who call the
Hanover neighborhood home.
It’s one of several successful
multi-use projects in Hanover,
including Bell Creek and Kings
Charter, that spearheaded the
county’s entry into mixed-

Jim Ridolphi for The Local

Kroger Marketplace, photo at left, is one of the major stores in the Rutland business and residential community off U.S. 301 in Mechanicsville. At right, houses and
townhomes complete the HHHunt project, which began more than 10 years ago.

use projects, a trend that has
gained popularity nationwide.
Rutland was originally
envisioned as a project that
would meet the county’s desire
to transform a section of U.S.
301 that served as an important
gateway to Hanover County.
With available water and
sewer, the plan utilized available services and developed
the thoroughfare in a managed
tiered manner.
“The county wanted to see

growth in this area due to its
proximity to Route 301 and
I-295 and the availability of
public utilities,” said Jonathan
Ridout, HHHunt vice president
of land development.
The 200-acre-plus tract was
owned by four landowners,
and the historic property contained a cemetery for enslaved
African Americans. More than
60 bodies were excavated and
relocated to a plot adjacent
to the restored and relocated

Timberlake House that now
serves as a clubhouse for the
Rutland community.
Ridout said Rutland was
HHHunt’s first entry into a
“master planned residential
community” in Hanover
County, and he emphasized the
importance of the commercial/
residential blend.
He noted the community
“includes single-family residential and townhome neighborhoods, as well as retail shops,

a full-service grocery, restaurants, daycare facility, YMCA,
HCA emergency medical center, and an office park.”
The county’s mixed-use
zoning district (MX) was not
established until 2008, but
only one has been approved in
eastern Ashland and none have
been constructed.
“There are no true
MX, mixed-use projects in
Hanover,” said Hanover planning director David Maloney.

“In addition to Rutland,
the Bell Creek project and
Kings Charter are also master
planned multi-use projects.
The yet-to-be-developed, but
approved zoning for Caldwell
Park at the intersection of
Route 301 and New Ashcake
Road is also a multi-use project,” he added.
Maloney said it’s difficult to
gauge the future of MX zoning in Hanover, but there is
see RUTLAND, pg. 15

od prior to the board’s announcement regarding
survey results.
She emphasized the need to assist teachers if
additional funds are available. Depleted funds for
school supplies have forced local PTAs to provide
more and more assistance for their respective
campuses.
“These teachers are depending on the PTA to
purchase supplies, to pay for the copy machines,
to pay for things that the PTA was not instilled to
do in the beginning,” the former PTA president
said.
“If we are going to start talking about spending money on changing names, which I know is
going to cost a lot, we need to think about the
teachers,” Burcham said. “They’re the ones looking out for our children and the ones we need to
start thinking about.”
“I was the first of my race to become a teacher
at Lee-Davis High School in 1966,” Harold Stills
said. “I heard the stories and felt the pain of some

of my students.”
“This issue is not going away,” he continued. “The issues that these Confederate generals fought to uphold will
never have any appeal to a
black person. No segment
of the population should
tell another just to get over
it.”
Stills urged the board
to take decisive action on
the name change issue.
“I urge the board to take
STILLS
action rather than do
nothing and hope the
issue will go away. I urge you to do more than just
survey a segment of the community, but rather
consider the facts that the names of community
schools should reflect inclusiveness rather than
tradition.”
Board chair Sue Dibble, South Anna District,
said the board would consider the name change
issue at a 1 p.m. Thursday, March 22, workshop
session.

each project differently, analyzing the strategic location,
Continued from pg. 16
demographics, developer, and
the blend of mixed-use being
interest.
“It is difficult to say whether proposed.”
With the residential comMX zoning will be used more
ponent of Rutland complete,
or less frequently,” he said.
“Currently, Hanover is evaluat- development will now focus on
a retail element located on U.S.
ing two MX, mixed-use zon301. The new area will feature
ing applications. The first is
Boxwood Parke located on Pole retail, office space and the new
Green Road and the second is Atlee Library. In addition, there
are still two commercial pods
The Lake District located on
remaining near the northern
Route 33.”
From an economic develop- border of the property.
“There may be potential for
ment standpoint, the mixed
expansion of Rutland in the
or multi-use zoning provides
future, but we don’t currently
another tool for the county to
have any plans to add to the
enhance its commercial tax
development,” Ridout said.
base.
“We are focused on completing
“Mixed-use developments
Rutland’s Center Office Park
-- when done properly and in
and the retail development
the right locations -- can have
fronting Route 301 that is on
a tremendous impact on the
the corner of Route 301 and
economy and quality of life of
Rutlandshire Drive.”
a locality and for its citizens,”
With a total of 520 singlesaid Hanover economic direcfamily and townhomes and
tor Linwood Thomas.
Thomas said it’s important 60,000 square feet of retail space
along the 301 corridor, coupled
to evaluate those projects on
with 110,000 square feet of
an individual basis, judging
each for its commitment to the retail in adjoining Rutland
Commons, it’s hard to argue
community it serves. “From
with the development’s success.
an economic development
“Rutland is a prime example
perspective, we must look at

RUTLAND

of the live, work, play model
that brings a healthy mix of
rooftops, Class A office and
retail along with walk-ability
and bike-ability desired by
most residents as well,” Thomas
said.
And that pedestrianfriendly aspect is an important
element of the development,
according to Ridout.
“Lifestyle programming
is key in making Rutland an
active and interactional community,” Ridout said. “The connection of sidewalks and walking trails also provides another
piece of pedestrian connectivity
that you don’t typically see in
many suburban developments.”
The future of mixed-use
projects in Hanover County
will largely depend on the
needs of the community it
serves, but most agree each
project must be designed to
fit the unique needs of the
citizens.
“I think mixed-use developments can be very meaningful, but development is never
a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach.
There are many factors that
contribute to the creation of
meaningful communities,”

K9 Heroes Day to be held
April 21 at Pole Green Park
MECHANICSVILLE -- Are you a
Fido-friendly vendor? If so, then Hanover
County Parks and Recreation wants you to
join Hanover County Parks and Recreation
at the 6th annual K9 Heroes Day, featuring
Pooch Pursuit event, sponsored by Friends of
Hanover Dog Parks and Hanover Hounds K9
Search & Rescue. It will be held from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at Pole Green
Park.
K9 Heroes Day offers demonstrations in
command, protection, and tracking; pet-friendly vendors and a K9 Fun Zone with activities
and games designed specifically for canines.
The event kicks off with the Pooch Pursuit
5K run or 2K walk, where runners/walkers

Ridout said.
Maloney also had thoughts
on the future of mixed-use.
“There are many factors that go
into land use and zoning decisions with regard to the private
sector side of development. It
is difficult to say whether MX
zoning will be used more or
less frequently.”
He also stressed the need
for the need of mixed-use
projects to complement the
community.
“From my view as a plan-

Photo submitted
by Marcy G. Durrer

This German
Shepherd is ready
for K9 Heroes Day
in his “Batman”
attire for the event.

ner, a mixed-use project should
be scaled to reflect the character and values of the community. A sound proposal can
provide flexibility, and create a
living and employment environment that minimizes reliance on vehicles to help offset
traffic congestion,” he said.
Maloney noted that any
project is only as good as the
development and planning that
supports it.
“Mixed-use is neither inherently good or bad, but is a

can team up with their
four-legged companion
or go solo. (Dogs are
required to remain
on secure leash at all
times.)
For more information, go to www.
hanoverparksrec.com
or call 804-365-7150.
Information submitted by Marcy G.
Durrer, recreation program director, Hanover
County Parks and
Recreation.

reflection of careful planning,
design, and engineering, and
sound community engagement.”
Ridout also noted the
importance of providing what
the community and market
reflects.
“We are seeing that homebuyers in this region are
looking for communities with
walk-ability, green spaces, areas
for outdoor activities, and convenience. Rutland certainly has
all of these characteristics.”

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Bartges’ art exhibit continues
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ASHLAND – “1 Pond
+ 4 Acres,” paintings by Dan
Bartges, will be on exhibit
through Saturday, March 31, at
Gallery Flux at 307B England
St. in Ashland.
Bartges created more than
two dozen oil paintings based
on Hanover County landscapes.
Examples of his works can
be seen at http://www.galleryflux.com/Exhibit_Detail.
cfm?ShowsID=101.
Bartges focused on the
theme and painted his works
within a year.
After 21 years as a full-time
artist, he said he became aware
of a slump in his enthusiasm
for painting because, as he
explained in a recent gallery
talk, “I realized I had gradually
slipped into simply producing
artwork instead of creating artPhoto courtesy of Dan Bartges
work, and to my mind there’s a “1 Pond + 4 Acres” continues at Gallery Flux in Ashland. The art exhibit features the works of Dan
see BARTGES’, pg. 17

ASHLAND – An At Home
in Ashland Educational Series,
featuring Elianah Yulanda
Jordan and Gwen ReedBlankenship, will be presented
from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 11, in the Multi-purpose
Room of the Ashland Branch
Library at 201 S. Railroad Ave.
in Ashland.
The topic will be “Spirituality,
Holistic Care & Loss.”
Jordan is a BCC/Chaplain,
with Pastoral Care/Bon Secours
Richmond Health System, and

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ASHLAND -- Hanover
Junction Tattoo Station at 305
S. Washington Hwy., Unit 16,
in Ashland is partnering with
the Hanover Humane Society
for the First Annual “Tatts
for Dogs and Cats” Tattoo
Fundraiser.
The fundraiser will begin
on Monday, April 9, by
appointment only and will
run through June.
Hanover Junction Tattoo
Station will offer specially
designed artwork priced at
$65 and up that will qualify
for the fundraiser.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the
Hanover Humane Society.
As the event progresses,
the Hanover Humane Society

and Hanover Junction Tattoo
Station will hold raffles and
schedule various adoption
events that will be promoted
at a later date.
To schedule a tattoo session, call 804-466-0295.
For more information,
visit www.hanoverhumanesociety.org and www.hanoverjunctiontattoostation.com.
The Hanover Humane
Society is a 501(c)(3) entity
that promotes animal adoption, education, and prevention programs for animals
in Ashland and surrounding
counties.

Spiritual Care Services Bon
Secours Medical Group, while
Reed-Blankenship is an LCSW,
AHPC-SW/Bon
Secours
bereavement
coordinator,
counselor.
Beth Harrison is the chair of
the “At Home in Ashland” event
and Jerry Shalf is treasurer.
There is no fee to attend.
To register, contact Shalf at
jerry.shalf@gmail.com or 804399-1844.

The Mechanicsville Local

March 21, 2018

PHHS
students
join
walkout
Nick Liberante for The Local

About 250 Patrick Henry
High School students joined
Wednesday, March 14, in
the nationwide walkout that
called for safer schools
and stronger gun control
legislation after the Feb. 14
mass shooting in Parkland,
Florida. Atlee, Hanover and
Lee-Davis students also took
part. The walkout started at
10 a.m. and lasted 17 minutes
in honor of the 17 victims.

BARTGES’

LETTERS

Continued from pg. 16

Continued from pg. 8

world of difference in that.”
His solution, he said, was to
stop offering his paintings for
sale for a full year while focusing on nothing else but creating
artwork for him. The result is
this exhibition of 35 oil paintings, most created on a small
farm just outside of Ashland.
Gallery Flux is open from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday.
The website is www.galleryflux.com.
For more information, contact Alexis Shockley alexis@galleryflux.com or 804-752-3540.

Hanover County is a great
place to live! Thank God and
our wonderful firefighters who
quickly put out the fire. I thank
all of my wonderful neighbors
in The Villas at Rose Hill for
their help and many messages
of thoughts and prayers.
Nancy Flippen
Mechanicsville

Renaming
defames those
who served
(Editor’s note: The following
was addressed to “Dear Members

of the Hanover County School
Board.” The letter also was sent
to “ Members of the Hanover
County Board of Supervisors.”)
As a long-time resident of
Hanover County, as a member of a family whose history in the county goes back to
pre-Revolutionary days ( and
whose members served in that
Revolutionary War) and who
themselves were descended
from individuals who came
to Virginia in the early 1600s,
and as the father of four children who attended Hanover
County Public Schools, including Lee-Davis High School
and Stonewall Jackson Middle
School, I want to briefly express
my strong opposition to the
possibility of renaming those

two schools.
To rename those schools
would be to defame the memory of three of the greatest men
in our history, and would consequently defame the names
of all those who served under
them in the Confederacy,
including my great-grandfather
and more than another dozen
ancestors of mine. And it would
defame the names of hundreds of thousands of young
brave men who gave their all
for their Southern homeland.
And it would also consequently
defame the descendants themselves.
Personally, I do not know
of a single individual, relative,
friend, or acquaintance, who

approves of the renaming. The
survey that you are taking is
very unscientific, and anyone
can take it without giving proof
as who they are. To certify something does not mean a person is
telling the truth. Certainly, there
are much better ways to survey
the Hanover citizens and that
would be accurate.
I ask you to set this matter
aside, and let us return to sanity and respect for the truth.
The War Between the States
had absolutely nothing to do
with slavery. There were a half
million slaves living within the
states that formed the Union.
With all due respect,
Michael T. Reardon
Mechanicsville

Reader asks
how renaming
survey handled
In response to your
Facebook post about a survey
showing a majority does not
want county school names
changed, I wrote this and would
like you to publish in your print
edition:
Who did the survey? Was it
a representative sample?
How many people responded? What was the response rate?
Who responded (age, race,
ethnicity, gender)?
How was the survey distribsee LETTERS pg. 23

‘Ashland Goes
to the Dogs’ set
March 22-23
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MECHANICSVILLE -- The
Hanover Book Festival will be
held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
on Saturday, April 28, at the
Richmond Times-Dispatch
plant at 8460 Times-Dispatch
Blvd. in Mechanicsville.
Writers wishing to take part
in the event are urged to reserve
a space by going to www.
HanoverBookfestival.com.
It is a described as a childfriendly event, with reading
materials available for the entire
family.
A special guest named
Nutzy, as in the friend of the
Richmond Flying Squirrels, will
make a visit between 11:30 a.m.
and 12:30 p.m.
There will be a bake sale,
LuLaRoe shop, a children’s corner and music by guitarist Jerry
Liggan.

Photo by Laura McFarland/Richmond Suburban News

Blake Jenkins, an eighth-grader at Liberty Middle School,
represented Hanover County at the 44th annual Richmond
Times-Dispatch Regional Spelling Bee held on Saturday,
March 10, at the Library of Virginia. Blake lasted until the
11th round. Some of the words he spelled correctly were
denim, angelic, renegade, ravioli, quisling, segue, retail,
structure, and pavé.

Photo illustration submitted by Sheila Talley

Writers are invited to participate in the Hanover Book Festival,
which will be held April 28 at the Richmond Times-Dispatch
plant at 8460 Times-Dispatch Blvd. in Mechanicsville. To take
part, go to 222.HanoverBookfestival.com.

ASHLAND -- It’s that
time of year again! Join the
Hanover Humane Society
and Jessica Robertson,
Photographic Artistry, for the
Ninth Annual “Ashland Goes
to the Dogs.”
The event will be held
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Thursday and Friday, March
22-23, by appointment only,
with the $47 sitting fee for
each session donated to the
Hanover Humane Society.
To schedule a photo session, call 804-798-7980or visit
www.JessicaRobertson.com.
Hanover Humane Society
is a 501(c)(3) entity that promotes animal adoption, education, and prevention programs for animals in Ashland,
Virginia and surrounding
counties.

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Deadline for CERT training Heritage Green hosting
nears; classes set in April, May April Fools’ Bingo event
HANOVER -- Are you prepared for an emergency? Would you like to learn how to help your
family and neighbors if one occurs? Then you
are invited to become a member of Hanover
County’s Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT).
Basic CERT classes will be held from 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. April 18 and 25 and May 2 and 9 at the
Farrington Fire Station in April and May.
There also will be Saturday classes from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 28 and May 5.
Graduates need to attend each class.
The Farrington Fire Station is located at
14582 Mountain Rd. in Glen Allen.
Subjects will include emergency preparedness, basic first aid, fire extinguisher usage,
search and rescue, terrorism, and incident command structure.
The classes will be taught by FEMA-certified
CERT members as well as Hanover Fire/EMS
personnel.

If you would like to sign up for the class, email
your contact information (name, cell phone number and email address) to HanoverCoCERT@
gmail.com.
The deadline to sign up is Saturday, April
14.
Over 225 Hanover residents have taken this
class and 80 have gone on to join the CERT Unit
as volunteers under Hanover Fire/EMS. Those
Unit members assist in events and, with higher
training, can also be deployed to incidents such
as search and rescue, traffic control, etc.
Hanover CERT team members have assisted
with the North Anna Nuclear Power Plant drill,
the search for a missing boy around North Anna
Battlefield Park, water and ice distribution after
tornados and the Louisa County earthquake.
For more information, email CERT at
HanoverCoCERT@gmail.com.
Information submitted by Tom Harris,
Hanover County public information officer.

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MECHANICSVILLE
– Heritage Green Assisted
Living and Memory Care
at 7080 Brooks Farm Rd.
in Mechanicsville will host
a game of chance during
Beware of April Fools’ Bingo
at 2 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 4.
Participants need to
beware or they
may be
pranked.
Play a few
rounds and see
if you will be the
lucky winner of
a $50 gift card, or

will you be fooled with a silly
gag gift?
Light refreshments will be
served during game time.
This event is free and
open to seniors aged 65 and
older. Space is limited.
RSVP by April Tuesday, 3,
by calling 804-746-7370.

Social Services
offers tax help
HANOVER -- Beginning
at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through
April 10, the Hanover County
Department of Social Services
is offering free help with tax
returns for qualified individuals
and families.
To be eligible to receive
the assistance, income cannot
exceed $54,000. You must bring
the following: original W-2’s,
Social Security Card, dependent Social Security Card,
photo identification, and any
original tax documents regarding Affordable Health Care Form 1095 A. When married
filing jointly, your spouse must
be present.
The office, an IRS Volunteer
Site, is located at 12304
Washington Hwy. in Ashland.
Services are first-come, firstserved.
For more information, call
804-365-6646.

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Wednesday, March 21
The
Colonial
Farm
Credit blood drive will be
held from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at
7104 Mechanicsville Tpk. in
Mechanicsville. The goal is for
20 people to donate. There will
be a door prize drawing for
those who donate. To set up
an appointment, call Megan
Arrington at 804-746-1252
or visit the Virginia Blood
Services website at https://
vadonor.org.
All Souls Episcopal and
Messiah Lutheran Churches
invite the community for a meal
of soup and bread at 6:30 p.m.
in the fellowship hall at Messiah
Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee
Rd. in Mechanicsville, followed
by a special 2018 program,
“The Way of Worship.” Long
ago, those who followed Jesus
were called followers of the way.
This worship-based program

will explore varied ways to
worship Jesus, follow him, and
grow in faith. Beginning at 7:15
p.m., Messiah Lutheran and
All Souls will present a Taizé
Service, which is a worship service involving sung and chanted
prayers, meditation, a period
of silence, and readings. The
prayers consist of short chants,
repeated again and again. The
style of prayer practiced at Taizé
has attracted many worshipers from around the globe and
from many different denominations. Rev. Lou Florio, pastor
of Messiah Lutheran, and Rev.
Katherine G. Dougherty, priest
of All Souls Episcopal Church,
will preside.

Anne, Chuck and Pierson
Geyer will be available during
the rain or shine event. Each
spring they offer field tours and
a hands-on learning opportunity for how to grow and prune
your own blackberry, raspberry
and blueberry plants, as well as
tree fruits, including peaches,
nectarines, plums and apples.
The Geyer family grows and
distributes seasonal berries and
fruit. For more information,
visit agriberry.com.

Sunday, March 25

vice beginning at 9 a.m. Palm
Sunday begins Holy Week by
re-enacting the procession of
Jesus into Jerusalem with a
blessing of the palms, songs
of Hosanna, and a procession
into the church. The tone of
the liturgy then turns from
celebration to solemnity as the
congregation reads the Passion
Narrative and, as observers,
experience the wide range of
emotions and responses to
Jesus’ betrayal and crucifixion.
All Souls worships at Messiah
Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee
Rd. in Mechanicsville. A nursery will be available for infants
and toddlers. Rev. Katherine
G. Dougherty is the priest in
charge. For more information,
visit www.allsoulsva.org.

Hanover Spring Fest 2018
will be held from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at Oak Knoll Middle
School at 10295 Chamberlayne
Rd. (U.S. 301) in Mechanicsville.
There is no general admission
Saturday, March 24
A Pruning Workshop and charge for the rain or shine
Farm Visit will be held from event.All are welcome to attend.
Thursday, March 29
10 a.m. to noon at Hanover
All Souls Episcopal Church
The Atlee High School
County’s Agriberry Farm at
6289 River Rd. in Hanover. will hold a Palm Sunday ser- Show Choir will present a free

ax submissions to calendar to 730-0476, email to
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3 p.m. Wednesday for the following week’s issue. Calendar
announcements cannot be taken by phone. We reserve the
right to edit all items submitted to The Local.

concert for senior citizens at
2:15 p.m. in the AHS auditorium. The auditorium is wheelchair-accessible and buses are
welcome.
The deadline for ordering yearbooks at Kersey Creek
Elementary School is Thursday,
March 29. To order, go to www.
candidcolor.net. The access
code is KCEYBK18. If there are
questions as to whether a yearbook has been purchased, call
1-800-321-4256.

Sunday, April 1
The Episcopal Church
of the Creator will host its
annual Easter Egg Hunt after
the 10 a.m. service. The event
is open to the community.
Refreshments will be served.

Hanover Rotary listens to the needs of the community
youth of Hanover with developMECHANICSVILLE – The Hanover’s schools.
Hanover Rotary Club recently
Raise Coffee Co. Inc. is a mental disabilities to transition
donated monies to purchase an Hanover-based charitable non- to meaning employment.
outfitted coffee cart for one of profit working to assist the
Over 80% of youth with disabilities leave high school without any intern opportunities to
prepare them for the working
environment.
Raise‘s Mission is to create
opportunities for job training
,employment and full participation in community life for
Palm Sunday, March 25
youth and young adults with
Worship Services at 8:30 and 11 a.m.
developmental disabilities in
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m
and around Hanover County.
Easter Egg Hunt at 3 p.m.
Raise has three phases of
for children through 5th grade
development planned.
Maundy Thursday, March 29
Phase 1 is active now.
Service at 6:30 p.m.
Raise is supporting school cofEaster Sunday, April 1
fee carts in Hanover County.
Worship Services at 6:45, 8:30 and 11 a.m.
Students, guided by teachers of
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.
special education classes, are
9200 New Ashcake Road, Mechanicsville
selling coffee and other items to
(804) 550-9601
newhighlandbaptist.org
teachers in their schools.

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March 21, 2018

Hanover County’s solid
waste convenience centers will
be closed for the Easter holiday.

Saturday, April 14
A reception will be
held from 2 to 4 p.m. for a
Windemere Art Galley Show
at 6162 Mechanicsville Tpk. in
Mechanicsville. “The Annual
Spring Judge Show” will feature
the Lee Artists Association. All
artists are invited to participate. The show will continue
through April 28. For more
information, call 804-7300384.

Open House
to be held
on April 7
at Station 3
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For more information about
the service or the other Easter
activities, call the church at 804746-8765, option 6.

To learn more about the
program, go to www.raisewithus.org.
Information submitted by
Janice G. Henicheck, Hanover
Rotary.

MECHANICSVILLE –
Eastern Hanover Fire-EMS
(Station 3) will host an
Open House from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April
7, at 4428 Mechanicsville
Tpk. in Mechanicsville.
The event will include
station tours, a Brunswick
stew sale, kids’ bounce
house, and McGruff the
Crime Dog.
Parking will be available
at the Old Fire House on
New Bethesda Road.
For more information,
call 804-365-4903.

uted?
What questions were
asked? How were the questions
phrased?
As a person who teaches
survey methods, all these
questions (and more) must be
answered before the results can
be examined or accepted.
In addition, survey results
are one thing, ethics another.
In 1950, a survey in the
county would have likely supported segregation, too.
Respectfully,
JM Thomas
Mechanicsville

Farm Service Agency lists payment limitations by program
By Ken Upshaw
County Executive Director
HANOVER -- The Farm
Service Agency has announced
payment limitations by program.
The 2014 Farm Bill established a maximum dollar
amount for each program that
can be received annually, directly or indirectly, by each person
or legal entity.
Payment limitations vary by
program for 2014 through 2018.
Below is an overview of pay-

ment is limited to $50,000. CRP
contracts approved before Oct.
1, 2008, may exceed the limitation, subject to payment limitation rules in effect on the date of
contract approval.
The
Emergency
Conservation
Program
(ECP) has an annual limit of
$200,000 per disaster event. The
Emergency Forest Restoration
Program (EFRP) has an annual
limit of $500,000 per disaster
event.

The annual limitation
of $125,000 applies to the
Emergency Assistance for
Livestock, Honeybees and
Farm-Raised Fish Program
(ELAP), Livestock Forage
Disaster Program (LFP)
and Livestock Indemnity
Program (LIP). The total payments received under ELAP,
LFP and LIP may not exceed
$125,000. A separate limitation of $125,000 applies to Tree
Assistance Program (TAP) payments. There is also a sepaDisaster Assistance Programs rate $125,000 payment limit for

County soccer teams feature youthful lines
Atlee will look to use its defense
to hold teams at bay and win
low-scoring games.

By Jonathan Howard
For the Mechanicsville Local
Youth will play a major role
in local high school soccer this
season. Hanover and Patrick
Henry’s boys teams are looking at extremely young rosters
with a lack of varsity experience. Atlee is looking to replace
key cogs on defense while LeeDavis and King William look
to younger players with varsity experience to step into large
roles from the previous season.
On the girls side, Atlee is
set to go through the growing
pains of a young roster after
losing a large chunk of players
to graduation, while Hanover
and Patrick Henry have rosters
littered with experience from
years past. King William and
Lee-Davis have new coaches who seek to discover the
strength and core of their teams
as soon as possible.
BOYS
Atlee
The Raiders lost two starting
defenders and starting keeper
Dylan Scott from last year’s
team, but coach Lee Withers
expects the defense will be as
strong as ever.
“Our defense is pretty solid,
it always has been. This year
we’re hoping to create and start
scoring more than we did last
year,” he said.
Dylan Kraus is expected to
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Hanover
Laurent Body’s Hanover
squad will look very different
from last year’s team that finished 11-5. The Hawks lost 15
players to graduation, and will
attempt to fill gaps across every
line.
“The team is very young so
we work on the basics; touches,
controls,” Body said. “Even if
the talent is there, it is a little
rough. We need to get everybody at the same level to be a
serious contestant at the end of
the season.”
Expected to lead the way are
a trio of senior captains: Jacob
Mast, Kyle Cain and Grayson
Sly. Cain and Sly will be looked
upon to lead the defense in front
of new keeper Austin Garrett
while Mast will help control the
ball in the midfield and push
ahead to junior forward Ashton
Poythress.
Senior Ian Glisson is also
expected to contribute to the
offensive attack with his speed
and athleticism.
Lee-Davis
The Confederates have
a large roster this season and
Nick Liberante for The Local
coach Chris Maimone is stressAtlee’s girls are one of a number of local teams finding themselves in rebuild mode at the start of the 2018 soccer season.
ing open competition at every
juniors fight it out for the start- Brenden Alevy has sat out with
The offense that Withers Cameron Smith, Michael practice.
ing keeper spot. Alden Downs a concussion, but the battle will hopes the team will create will Woodard and Will Chapman.
has drawn the start in goal while continue once both are healthy. come from a trio of seniors: Until the group gets it going,
see SOCCER, pg. 26

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March 21, 2018

Expectations are high for area lacrosse teams
the past, he has had to make a
lot of saves to keep us in games.
As our defense matures he will
only be better.”

By Jonathan Howard
For the Mechanicsville Local
Expectations are high
for several local high school
lacrosse teams this season. On
the girls side, Atlee returns several starters from a team that
went deep in the state tournament and Patrick Henry returns
several players from a 10-win
team. Hanover could have one
of the better defenses in the area.
Atlee’s boys return a strong
offensive threat from a team
that won 16 games and LeeDavis returns solid players on
both sides of the ball and could
be in a for a big turnaround in
2018. How do they all break
down?
BOYS
Atlee
The Raiders return six starters from a squad that won 16
games a season ago, and head
coach Fielding Crawford thinks
the team remains strong across
all positions.
Last season’s leading scorers Dylan Rice (60 goals, 15
assists) and Will Stockhausen
(46 goals, 20 assists) are gone,
but junior attacker Drew Miller
and junior midfielder Andrew
Cook return. The duo combined for 71 goals and 46 assists
last season and will be looked
about the pace the offense again.
They’ll get an assist from Mason
Walczak, who is expected to
make a leap in contribution
level at the attack position.
“[Mason] is a left-handed
threat that will help anchor the
attack unit,” Crawford said.
Walker Everhart and
Hayden Moore will anchor the
defense in front of goal, where
junior Jackson Baitinger, recovering from a hand injury, is the
starter. If he can’t go, sophomore
Mark Isabelle will defend the
net.
Hanover

Patrick Henry
The Patriots return only four
starters from a season ago, and
head coach Blair Penny will
look for his returners to jell with
a large group of younger players
to maximize success.
Senior Freddie Schools will
lead the offensive attack and is
expected to get help from junior
Jake Huber. Ben Schubert and
Mac Strange-Boston are solid
starters in the midfield and
will look to help Nick Cabell, a
junior, develop along the midline. Quinn Archer is the leader
of the defense.

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Atlee’s boys lacrosse team lost some key players to graduation, but still has the experienced lineup to make a postseason run.

Perhaps the biggest concern
this season for the Hawks will
be replacing four-year starter at
keeper, Tyler Cook. Sophomore
Cole Newton has received the
starting nod to replace him.
Head coach Zack Carey is hoping defenders Jacob Atkins
and Caleb Smither will make
Newton’s transition to starter
more comfortable.
Senior Peyton Grubbs and
junior Keegan Smither will be
looked upon to provide the

offensive punch with an assist
from attack Ward Smith and
midfielder Chandler Atkisson.
Carey said that this year’s group
is very athletic, with players
being able to move around from
position to position.
“We have a great group
of athletes that we can move
around on the field to give
teams different looks. Once we
figure out where everyone fits
best, we will be in a good spot,”
he said.

Lee-Davis
The Confederates finished
5-8 last year, but return a wealth
of experience for the 2018 campaign.
Junior Randolph White
returns as the team’s leading
scorer, and he’ll be assisted by
senior Jordan Stanley, who is
moving from a two-way midfield role to a leading attacker.
“[Jordan] is a team captain and leader on and off the
field,” said head coach Phil

Feigenbaum. “Jordan brings a
grit and determination to an
attack unit that is completely
revamped in both plays and
style.”
Senior Tate Smith will
anchor the defense in front of
sophomore Micah Rice, who
Feigenbaum calls a “top-notch
ball stopper.”
“There are few goalies in the
conference who see and stop the
ball like Micah,” Feigenbaum
said. “With young defenses in

GIRLS
Atlee
Eight starters return for
Christian Dobson’s team that
won 15 games and advanced to
the state semifinals a year ago.
Last year’s leading scorer
Kylie Eastman, and All-Metro
goalkeeper Savannah Clarke
are gone. In Eastman’s place, a
pair of seniors, Emily Karn and
Jessie Peffer, will look to score
up front. Peffer began to step
up as a scorer at the end of last
season and Dobson expects that
continue this year.
“She has gained so much
confidence as a player and a
leader in our offensive unit,”
Dobson said.
Freshmen Stella Harrison is
expected to slide into the gap
left by Clarke, and has the entire
defensive unit returning in front
of her, including All-Metro
defender Kellyn McGlamery
and veteran defender Kathryn
Super.
“I don’t think there are many
teams out there that have the
defensive presence that we do,”

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Raider bullpen, offense get job done in win
By Dave Lawrence
Sports Editor
MECHANICSVILLE
–
Atlee’s bullpen proved an asset
as the Raiders opened their
2018 season with a 5-2 victory
over visiting Prince George
Thursday night.
Three Atlee pitchers –
John Kish, Jacob Smither and
Preston Eacho – held the Royals
to four hits and got plenty of
offensive support, including a
solo home run by first baseman Zach Beach, to claim a 5-2
victory.
Kish and Smither threw
three innings apiece while
Eacho came in for the save.
“It was a good way to start,”
said Atlee head coach John
Corbin. “We were a little apprehensive. We didn’t play that well
to start the year in our two
scrimmages, but hopefully we
have gamers.”
Prince George drew the first
blood with two runs in the third

inning. The Royals opened
with a single by Shane Cooper
and a walk to Nicholas Sober.
A wild pitch allowed both to
advance, and a passed ball
allowed Cooper to score and
Sober to move to third. Sober
then scored on a groundout by
Tevin Tucker.
Atlee settled down after that,
though, and no Royal crossed
the plate afterward. But the
Raiders’ biggest adjustment
may have come on offense.
“The kids fought back and
kind of changed their approach
at the plate mid-game,” Corbin
said. “We started putting more
balls in play, put a little bit of
pressure on them and were able
to expand the lead.”
Atlee seized the lead with
two outs in the fourth inning.
Beach kicked off the turnaround in a big way with his
solo shot over the right field
fence. J.T. Fitzpatrick doubled
Dave Lawrence/The Local

see BULLPEN, pg. 28

sive help will be junior Jacob
Bowling and freshman Stephen
Continued from pg. 24
Depersis, who Maimone says
will provide the ability to move
“The staff and I have created forward and create opportunia competitive training envi- ties from wide positions.
ronment so that every player
Patrick Henry
gives their all every time they
The Patriots will be very
step onto the pitch,” he said.
“Competition brings out the young this season with only one
best in players. It is early in the returning starter from last year’s
season and no roster spot is ever club. That player, junior Collin
Vaughan, will lead what head
locked.”
The midfield will be strong coach Scott Gittman describes
on this year’s squad, led by all- as a strong back line.
“He is extremely smart and
conference senior captain Caleb
Hunter and senior captain very physical. He is a very solid
Joseph Hudnall. Alberto Macias leader,” Gittman said.
Offensively, Patrick Henry
will be looked upon to finish off
will lean on senior Jed Pinkston,
goals as the lead striker.
Aidan Rice, an experienced who will use his speed to displayer with good communica- rupt defenses. With a bevy
tion skills, will lead the back of new players on the roster,
line with sophomore Austin three freshmen stand out: midAdt. Also providing defen- fielder Turner Hart, defender

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Atlee reliever Preston Eacho delivers the ball to a Prince George batter in the Raiders 5-2 win over the visiting Royals Thursday.

Kemp Jones and forward Bryan
Acosta. All three are expected
to contribute early and often,
but Hart, a smaller player, could
play much larger.
“Hart reminds me of an AllAmerican player I played with
at Longwood,” Gittman said.
“Never underestimate a player
of his size. Great things come in
small packages.”
In goal, senior Charlie Epps
will get the nod with Collins
Vaught playing backup.
King William
Following a 4-9-1 season in
2017, King William will rely on
a combination of upperclassman experience and freshman
youth in the midfield to push
forward.
Sophomore Zaaron Foster is
described by coach Dean Tyler
as the most advanced player on

the team. He will attack out of
the midfield along with forward
Jeremy Vergara. Joining Foster
along the middle line is senior
captain Parker Slack and freshman Hunter Johnson.
Johnson is already a co-captain for Tyler’s team.
“He’s just very disciplined
and he’s got such a good head
on his shoulders and he sees the
field so well,” Tyler said of the
freshman.
Slack, described as a gifted
technical player, will play more
of a defensive role and could
drop back to center back when
needed. Sedrick Jennings will
lead a tall, athletic back line
in front of the King William
keeper.
GIRLS
Atlee
Bruce Lovelace’s Raiders are

in for a rebuilding year after losing the majority of last season’s
13-5 team to graduation. What
is left behind is a young group
of players with a lack of varsity
experience.
“There is some good leadership in the seniors, and there
is some young talent, so we’re
looking to progress as the year
goes along,” Lovelace said.
Senior Grace Gompers (5
goals in 2017) will be looked
upon as the lead scorer with
support
from
Marypat
McCombs and Kayla Rinderle
in the midfield.
Senior Lauren Johnson and
sophomore Grace Alston will
be looked upon to solidify the
defense in front of new keeper,
sophomore Nicole Sullivan.
Hanover
The Hawks return seven

starters from a team that went
10-3-2 last season, including
several strong players in the
midfield and forward positions. Leading the way is senior
Lauren Didlake, who is a pure
scorer.
“Lauren Didlake is a coach’s
dream. Her work ethic is second to none,” coach Manny
Tavares said. “On the field she
is a threat no matter what side
she is on and her goal average
is excellent.”
Didlake will be joined up top
by junior Rachel Andrzejewski,
and they’ll be fed through balls
from midfielders Courtney
Rosser and Summer Hansen.
Senior Allison Bunn is the
leader on the back line, and will
protect fellow senior Makenzie
Hoang in goal. Hoang will start,
see SOCCER, pg. 29

Patriots sweep Powhatan in lacrosse opener
By Dave Lawrence
Sports Editor
ASHLAND – Patrick
Henry’s and Powhatan’s lacrosse
teams wasted no time getting
into their Region 4B schedules,
opening their 2018 campaigns
with a girls and boys doubleheader at Patrick Henry High
School Thursday night.
The Patriots made the most
of the evening, the boys coming
from behind with seven goals
in the fourth quarter to seize a
17-14 win in the nightcap, while
the girls outpaced the Indians
19-6 in the opener.
Patrick Henry boys lacrosse
head coach Blair Penny said the
Patriots made a key adjustment
in the fourth quarter that set the
stage for their rally.
“We just basically wanted
to attack them from behind
the cage because we felt that
they weren’t staying on top of
our crease guys, in terms of
the offense, and leaving them
open,” Penny said. “So it really
was just turn the corner, beat
them with speed, feed him if
he’s open and if not, take the
shot – and be a lot more patient
than we were the first three
quarters.”
The intensified attack,
which included more physical play, overwhelmed the
Powhatan defense.

BULLPEN
Continued from pg. 26

to center field and Ryan Mabry
walked. Eric Haynes singled in
Fitzpatrick.
At this point, the Royals
changed pitchers, but Atlee
catcher Brian Rollison was in
no mood to give the reliever
a break, hitting a hard ground
ball to shortstop Tevin Tucker
for a single – and an RBI as

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“We kind of got into more
of a physical game, I think,
than we probably should,” said
Indian head boys lacrosse coach
Joe Nile. “Lacrosse is one of
those games where it’s more of
a finesse game than a physical
game. When you get into one
of those pushing-shoving kind
of things, you lose your edge
a little bit. I think that’s what
happened.”
The Indians may have suffered from youth – certainly the
Patriots handled the physical
game better.
“We’re always trying to talk
to our guys – stay focused on
what’s at hand. If somebody
wants to talk or people get chippy, just walk away from it. Don’t
get involved in it so you get distracted and it takes your head
out of the game. … Avoid the
dumb stuff,” Penny said. “Don’t
put your team in a situation
where you’re going to be playing a man down because you
lose your temper.”
It did not help, though, that
the Patriot attack rarely missed
its mark. Patrick Henry shooters found openings despite a
crowd of Indians trying to bar
the path to the net and wasted
no time taking advantage of
Nick Liberante for The Local
them.
Patrick Henry’s Ben Shubert battles through Powhatan defenders Andrew Worthington (23) and Chris Medina (24) Thursday.
“That’s kind of like something we talked about at half- beginning of the fourth quar- ball in and out of your stick as
time and then adjusted to at the ter – and that was getting the
went on to score on the throw.
see SWEEPS, pg. 29
Atlee’s Emily Friel was the
Continued from pg. 27
only player on either team with
multiple hits, knocking a pair
Mabry crossed the plate to give said. “Beach leads off in the bot- very good win against Prince
tom of the fourth and hits a solo George,” Corbin said.
the Raiders a 3-2 lead.
double by Sarah Thompson. of singles in both of her plate
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When the Raiders took the Kish, Smither (4), Eacho (7) and give Prince George a 2-0 advan- Atlee
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L. Thompson and Swords. Davis
to third on a sacrifice and a field in the top of the seventh, Rollison. W: Smither. L: Carden. S: tage.
and Friel. W: L. Thompson. L: Davis.
groundout, then scored on a the Atlee coach handed the Eacho.
Madison
Quesenberry
Highlights: S. Thompson
Highlights: Farrar (PG) 2-ofreins to Eacho, who got three 3, 2B; Cooper (PG) 2-of-3, 1 run; opened the Prince George sev- (PG) 2B; Quesenberry (PG) 2B, L.
wild pitch to make it 5-2.
12 Ks; Friel (ATL) 2-of-2;
“We got timely hitting out straight flyouts to end the game. Fitzpatrick (A) 2-of-3, 2B, 1 run; enth with a double. Kyla Nase Thompson
Davis (ATL) 6 Ks.
“It was a good win – a Haynes (A) 2-of-3; Beach (A) HR.
of some younger guys,” Corbin
bunted her to third, and she

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March 21, 2018

Hawk girls overcome Powhatan in soccer opener
By Monica Hunsaker
For The Mechanicsville Local
POWHATAN – In any
sport, the arrival of a new coach
can be a challenge for a team. In
most cases, it requires learning
a new style of play, as well as
adjusting to a new team dynamic. These factors can sometimes
cause a slow start to the season
as things take time to gel.
However, Hanover showed
no such signs under new
head coach Manny Tavares in
their season opener against
Powhatan. The Hawks displayed free-flowing play and
attacking prowess in their 3-1
victory over the host Indians.
Hanover started the game in
an attacking 4-3-3 formation,
and the opening ten minutes
provided a glimpse of what was
to come. The key to the Hawks’
attack was the interchanging
of positions amongst the front
three of senior Lauren Didlake,
junior Rachel Andrzejewski
and freshman Ronin Von
Ofenheim.
Hanover took advantage of their early possession
when they opened the scoring in the 11th minute. After
a darting run down the left,
Andrzejewski just managed to
slip a pass through the defense

SOCCER
Continued from pg. 26

but freshman Tallulah Miller is
also a very talented keeper.
Lee-Davis
First-year head coach
Kimmy Cummings isn’t asking
a lot about previous seasons and
from the start of training has
treated the Confederates as a
brand new entity.
“We’re asking them to play
a completely different style of

to Didlake, who slotted the ball
into the bottom-right corner.
“The girls up front played
tremendous. I can’t say more
about how proud I am of them,
especially the combinations.
On the first goal there were
six passes before the goal was
scored. Lots of play on the
ground,” Tavares said. “It’s a true
testament to their training, and
their ability to adapt to a different style of play from a first-year
coach.”
The Hawks continued to
generate chances as the first half
progressed, but couldn’t double
their advantage. Despite having
the better of the play, Hanover
found themselves level with
Powhatan when the Indians
equalized in the 34th minute.
The teams went into the half
deadlocked at 1-1.
The tide of the game turned
at the beginning of the second
half, which played out in similar
fashion to the first. A concerted
spell of pressure by the Hawks
led to a goal in the 50th minute,
when a deflection off a corner
kick found its way into the back
of the net.
“My style of play is to attack.
Our girls train to pass and move
in a quick attack game, to not
give the other team any time
to breathe. So we start out that

soccer with a different formation than many of them are
used to, which is both challenging and rewarding,” Cummings
said.
Senior Haley Gordon and
junior Logan Wells are expected
to provide the offensive push,
while sophomore Kately Agular
and freshman Lauren Schenack
can provide punch as both forwards and in the midfield.
Junior Katie Davis anchors
the back line for Lee-Davis
while freshman Peyton Cooper
is a fresh face to watch for along

John Beebe for The Local

Hanover senior Lauren Didlake
(10) moves the ball down the
pitch in the Hawks’ 3-1 victory
over host Powhatan Thursday.
The Hawks struck quickly in
each of the first and second
halves to take control of the
game from the Indians.

way, fast and forward,” Tavares
said of the quick strike just ten
minutes after the break.
Hanover did not rest on its
laurels, continuing to pressure
the Powhatan defense into the
closing stages of the game. The
Hawks sealed the win in the
76th minute with a powerful
strike by Andrzejewski into the
bottom-right corner.
“I think we were fortunate
to score the way we did because
they’re a fantastic team, and
hats off to them,” Tavares said.
“I also think we could have
scored more. We had a lot more
of the play in their end.”
Having started the season
off on the right foot, Hanover’s
next action will be on the road
against Varina at Dorey Park on
Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Ellis Hopson can be reached
at sports@mechlocal.com.

the back line.
Patrick Henry
The Patriots were set to look
towards the defense to lead the
team after losing eight starters
to graduation, but injuries have
already caused a setback.
Defender Katelyn Brown
has gone down with injury, and
coach Anna Wright says it will
cause some reconfiguration
along the back line. Junior Rian
Pecci-Young will lead the back
line in her absence, and also
provide some scoring punch.

SWEEPS
Continued from pg. 28

quick as you can,” Penny said.
“Let’s not give them a chance.
… Whether you’re shooting or
passing, just move it.”
The Patriot boys were led by
Jake Huber and Freddie Schools
with six goals apiece. Huber had
two assists and Schools had one.
Powhatan’s boys were
led by Ethan Niles with four
goals. Greg Palmore and Jared
Somerville each had three goals.

Midfielders Julia Lafortune
and Brooke Purcell are the captains and heart of the team and
will look to play roles as both
defenders and attackers.
“With them together, we are
able to transition very quickly
and get the ball up top,” Wright
said.
Sophomore Jenna Hughes
is the anticipated leading scorer
and is described by Wright as
having great speed and the ability to finish.
King William

In the girls game, Patrick
Henry’s offense – led by Ryann
Peebles’ eight goals and two
assists – pressed the Powhatan
defense early and often and
ground it down over time.
“They’re a very skilled
team and it kept our defense
busy,” said Powhatan head girls
lacrosse coach Laura Camp.
“They have excellent ball-handling skills and worked their
offense seamlessly. We were just
trying to keep up and keep the
pressure on.”
Patriot head girls lacrosse

coach Anna Mason said the
plan was to use Patrick Henry’s
greater experience to best
advantage.
“They’re a very new team.
… They’re defense was trying
to learn to play our offense and
keep up,” Mason said. “They
were playing more man-toman. We were just making sure
we were doing just what we
needed to do.”
Dave Lawrence can be
reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.

First-year head coach Liz
Donnini feels her Cavaliers
will have a strong defense this
season. Leading the charge
along the back line are Rebecca
Downey in the middle and
Sophie Wilson and Gracie
Ratcliffe on the outside.
“They are really good
at backing each other up,”
Donnini said of the goup.
The trio stand in front of
senior keeper Jaycie Horner,
who Donnini described as solid
and aggressive player.
“She is very good. She reads

plays well and comes out on
1-on-1’s,” Donnini said. “[The
defense] can feel more protected back there in a dangerous
situation.”
In front of the defense will
be center-midfielders Rosalina
Volo and freshman Hannah
Agostino. They’ll fade back on
defense, but also feed the ball
over the top to fast forwards
Coral Sawdy and Brittney
Resnick.
Jonathan Howard can be
reached at sports@mechlocal.
com.

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Town Of Ashland
The Town of Ashland is seeking
applications to fill several open
positions at the concession
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For more information and to apply, please see the Town website:
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OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS
WE’RE HIRING
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Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICES
26 temporary farmworkers needed for common
ﬁeld labor in hand-harvesting seasonal fruits and
vegetables in Hanover County, Virginia, for Kirby
Farms, LLC with work beginning on or about
05/01/2018 and ending on or about 11/12/2018.
The job offered is for an experienced farmworker
and requires minimum 3 months veriﬁable work
experience in the crop activities listed. The
minimum offered wage rate that workers will be
paid is $11.46 per hour. Workers must commit
to work the entire contract period. Workers are
guaranteed work for 3/4 of the contract period,
beginning with the ﬁrst day the worker arrives at
the place of employment. All work tools, supplies and equipment are provided at no cost to
the worker. Housing will be provided to those
workers who cannot reasonably return to their
permanent residence at the end of each working day. Transportation and subsistence will be
provided by the employer upon completion of
50% of the work contract, or earlier, to workers
who are recruited outside the area of intended
employment. Applicants must provide documentation that they are eligible legally to work
in the United States. Applicants should report or
send resumes to Crater Career Center, 22 West
Washington St., Petersburg, VA 23803, (804)
862-6155, or the nearest local ofﬁce of their
State Workforce Agency and reference job order
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Board of Supervisors has set Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at 7:00 P.M., in the
Board Room of the Hanover County Government Building at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, as the day, date, time, and
place for a public hearing to consider the following cases, at which public comments will be accepted:
REZONINGS
C-28-15(c), AM. 1-17, C FALLS II, L.L.C., ET AL.
Request(s) to amend the conceptual plan for C-28-15(c), C Falls, L.L.C., et al., zoned RS(c), Single-Family Residential District with
conditions, and RM(c), Multi-Family Residential District with conditions, on GPINs 7787-07-4029, 7787-06-0802, 7787-06-0279,
7787-05-0774, 7787-16-1009, 7777-96-4624, 7777-86-8580, 7777-85-7641, 7777-87-3089, 7777-97-2718, 7777-98-9007
and 7777-98-4439, consisting of approximately 179.38 acres, and located on the south line of Cedar Lane (State Route 623)
at its intersection with Holly Hill Road (State Route 713) in the SOUTH ANNA MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. The subject property is
designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Suburban Transitional (1-2 dwelling units per acre) and Suburban General (1-4
dwelling units per acre). The proposed zoning amendment would permit changes to the conceptual plan west of Holly Hill Road. The
total number of dwelling units would remain at 404 units with a gross density of 2.25 dwelling units per acre. (PUBLIC HEARING)
C-30-05(c), AM. 1-17, KRICKOVIC & ZIEGLER, L.L.C.
Request(s) an amendment to the proffers approved with rezoning request C-30-05(c), AM. 1-15, Lindsay Meadows Homeowners
Association, on GPIN 8717-91-3017, consisting of approximately 1.14 acres, zoned RC(c), Rural Conservation District with
conditions, and located on the south line of Constance Hill Lane (State Route 2090) near the terminus of the cul-de-sac HENRY
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Agricultural. The proposed
zoning amendment would add Hardi-Plank exterior siding to the list of exceptions to the requirement for use of brick or stone on
50% of the exterior. (PUBLIC HEARING)
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
CUP-8-17, RIVERSTONE PROPERTIES, L.L.C. (GRAHAM REAL ESTATE, L.L.C.)
Request(s) a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Section 26-130.12 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a selfstorage warehouse facility on GPIN 8714-97-5670, consisting of approximately 5.6 acres, zoned B-3(c), General Business District
with conditions and located on the east line of Lee-Davis Road (State Route 643) across from its intersection with Brandy Run Drive
(private road) in the MECHANICSVILLE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan
Map as Suburban High (3-7 dwelling units per acre) and Multi-Family (8-15 dwelling units per acre). (PUBLIC HEARING)
CUP-9-17, THE MCGURN COMPANY, INC.
Request(s) a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Section 26-174.1 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit
a fast food restaurant with a drive-through on GPIN 7787- 34-0478 (part), consisting of approximately 0.82 acres, zoned M-2,
Light Industrial District, and located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Greentop Center Drive (State Route 1024) and
Washington Highway (U.S. Route 1) in the SOUTH ANNA MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. The subject property is designated on the
General Land Use Plan Map as Commercial. (PUBLIC HEARING)
SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS
SE-11-14, AM. 1-18, HANOVER AL INVESTORS, L.L.C. ET AL.,
Request(s) an amendment to a condition of approval for a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-111.3 of the
Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to change the number of permitted independent living units from 96 to 98 on GPINs 8705-538457, 8705-63-2719, 8705-63-3613 and 8705-63-5977, consisting of approximately 8.7 acres, zoned B-1(c), Neighborhood
Business District with conditions, and located on the south line of Meadowbridge Road (State Route 627) approximately 1,700 feet
east of its intersection with Atlee Road (State Route 638) in the MECHANICSVILLE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. (PUBLIC HEARING)

SE-5-18, OAK HILL CHRISTIAN SERVICE CAMP
Request(s) a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-273.11 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to allow
a directional sign larger than permitted on GPIN 8745-98-6912, consisting of approximately 78.7 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural
District, located on the south line of Old Church Road (State Route 606) at its intersection with Oak Hill Camp Road (private road)
in the COLD HARBOR MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. (PUBLIC HEARING)

716341-01

ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE 18-02, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGNS IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS
AN ORDINANCE to amend the Hanover County Code, Chapter 26, Zoning Ordinance, Section 26-275, general requirements
for signs in the business districts, to provide that general advertising signs may be permitted in the B-2, Community Business
District as a Special Exception. (PUBLIC HEARING)
Copies of the above cases may be reviewed in the Planning OfďŹ ce, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m.

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204099-01

SE-3-18, TODD M. DVORAK
Request(s) a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-21.11 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a
private garage for more than four vehicles on GPIN 7748-92-1309, consisting of approximately 10.0 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural
District, located on the west line of Dude Ranch Road (State Route 744) at its intersection with Starling Ridge Lane (private road)
in the SOUTH ANNA MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT. (PUBLIC HEARING)

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on April 4, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the Board meeting room at the
Hanover County Administration Building, 7516 County Complex Road, at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, on the following ordinance being
proposed for adoption:
ORDINANCE 18-06

(804) 746-1235 x 4614
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(804) 746-1235 x 4622
editor@mechlocal.com

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 20 AND 23 OF THE HANOVER COUNTY CODE TO INCREASE WATER AND SEWER
USER FEES PURSUANT TO TITLE 15.2, CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, AND INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY VA. CODE
§§ 15.2-2111, 15.2-2119 AND 15.2-2122, PROPOSED TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE FIRST FULL BILLING CYCLE OF THE
FISCAL YEAR, AND TO MAKE VARIOUS OTHER CHANGES PROPOSED TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018.

A complete copy of the proposed ordinance and related information is available at the ofﬁce of the County Administrator
any regular working day between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
All persons wishing to comment on the proposal may appear at the stated time and place.
_____________________________________________
Cecil R. Harris, Jr., County Administrator

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CANCER • Jun 22/Jul 22
It is very easy to become complacent, Cancer. Just when you
thought your week would be routine, things get stirred up in ways
you never would have imagined.

LIBRA • Sept 23/Oct 23
Family matters push to the forefront, Libra. This may require all of
your attention for the time being.
Clear your schedule so you can give
this the attention it deserves.

CAPRICORN • Dec 22/Jan 20
It’s not worth getting into an argument to win a point with someone
who doesn’t have all of the facts,
Capricorn. Rest your case and forge
ahead with what you know is right.

TAURUS • Apr 21/May 21
Taurus, when you get an idea in
your head, it can take a monumental effort to persuade you to think
otherwise. This week your ideas
may need tweaking.

LEO • Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, if a career change has been on
your mind, it may be better to dip a
toe into the waters rather than
jumping in all at once. Try an internship before making a commitment.

SCORPIO • Oct 24/Nov 22
Scorpio, overcoming challenges as
they are presented to you is one of
the things that makes you so successful. But even the best task master needs some rest and relaxation.

AQUARIUS • Jan 21/Feb 18
A change of direction may not be
the right fit for you at this moment
in time, Aquarius. If you have been
pondering a move, you may want to
devote more time to vetting the
idea.

GEMINI • May 22/Jun 21
Stop planning for the immediate
future and start thinking long-term,
Gemini. This way you can relax as
much as possible and enjoy the ride
knowing all things are in order.

VIRGO • Aug 24/Sept 22
Virgo, it’s understandable that you
want to prove yourself as capable as
ever. But accepting a little help is not
a sign of weakness. In fact, it is a sign
of strength.

SAGITTARIUS • Nov 23/Dec 21
You may find yourself at the center
of social occasions, Sagittarius. If
you want to be the life of the party,
then go ahead. If you want to remain on the sidelines, that’s fine as
well.

PISCES • Feb 19/Mar 20
Splurge on something that you
have been considering buying for a
while, Pisces. As long as you can afford it, you can splurge without any
guilt.

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family room, kitchen, living, & dining rooms.
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plus deluxe bath w/brand new plank tile flooring, new adult height vanities w/carrera marble
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baths on the second floor, a huge utility room,
tons of closets plus a full walk-up attic too. The
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ms awareness month

MDM Women on the Move Luncheon 2018
he MS Women on the Move Luncheon
will be at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 pm. on
March 16 at Glenmore Country Club,
1750 Piper Way, Keswick, VA 22947.
Doors open at 11:30 am for registration
and Raffle Ticket purchase. Program runs
from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

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MS Women on the Move Luncheon was
founded by women who wanted to come
together to spread awareness, empower those
affected by MS, and help bring us closer to a
world free of MS. More than twenty Women
on the Move Luncheons are hosted across the
country, bringing leaders from the business

and philanthropic communities together to
ensure that we move MS research forward.
Featuring a celebrity speaker who shares their
personal connection to MS, this networking
event educates, motivates and inspires.
Since its inception in 2005, the Women
on the Move Luncheon series in Washington,

D.C. has raised over $2.5 million to help
fund cutting-edge research, facilitate education, and provide programs and services that
empower people with MS and their families to
move their lives forward.
Celebrity Speaker

Katie Collett

Judy Kilgour

▶ Purchase Tickets or a Table to attend the Luncheon.
▶ Become a Sponsor.
▶ Make a Donation to Honor or Remember Friends and Loved Ones.
▶ Donate a Ticket or Table for Clients of the National MS Society.

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March is Multiple Sclerosis
Awareness Month. I urge everyone to
help raise awareness of MS and help
find a cure for this dreadful disease.
Visit Judy Kilgour at the following:
www.judykilgour.com or judykilgour.lnf.com

Family Owned & Operated
Since 1987

inner of Champions reception
will be held at 6 p.m., dinner
at 7 p.m. and from 7:15 to 8:30
p.m for the program and guest
speakers. The Dinner will take place at
Boar’s Head Pavilion, 200 Ednam Drive
in Charlottesville.
This years honoree is Teresa A.

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Captain Tom
& Charlie’s
4th Annual
Opening Day
Baseball Walk

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Come on out and walk from Captain Tom’s
House to Gus’ on Thursday, March 29
at Noon (rain or Shine)
If you would like to walk please contact Captain
Tom or Charlie. Each walker is encouraged to
find sponsorship for the walk. Checks can be
payable to: “ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation”
If you cannot walk please feel free to sponsor
one of the walkers and come watch some great
baseball.
Free T-shirt for $50.00 donation or more
716107-01

Master of Ceremonies

Joe Thomas
Radio Personality with WCHV

MDM 25th Annual Dinner of Champions

Charity Fundraiser
for ASK Childhood
Cancer Foundation

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News Anchor with WAVY⁄Fox 43

Ways to become involved:

Hot Dog Bar and ask about other specials

Sullivan, President ‐ University of
Virginia.
The Charlottesville Dinner of
Champions was established in 1992
and continues today as recognition for
distinguished individuals, as well as
local corporations and their employees.
Friends and colleagues of the honored

guest come together for an evening to
share experiences and stories of the
honoree and raise funds for the Society.
For reservations and For ticket availability please contact Brianne Pietronicco
at Brianne.Pietronicco@nmss.org or 434465-6035.

Can Do Multiple Sclerosis Webinars
Presenters:
Darla Freeman M.A., CCC/SLP
Juliann Hanson-Zlatev OTR
This webinar is about understanding
Cognition in MS. Cognition means different things to people and is often confusing.
Is memory affected? Do our personalities
change? What is happening when we feel
disorganized or overwhelmed? We will be
discussing what cognition is and how and
why it can affect our daily lives.
Useful tips to deal with cognitive challenges along with common scenarios that many
people face everyday. Cognitive challenges are
common and can be overcome!
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Sometimes It’s Hard to Be a
Woman: Women’s Health Issues
in MS
May 8th
8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
Presenters:
Meghan Beier, PhD
Cheryl Blaschuk, RN, FNP, MSN
Multiple sclerosis affects females at a ratio
of 3:1, and is unique for every woman. MS
remains a chronic, progressive disease, but
there is ever growing information related to
the treatment, management of symptoms,
and better ways to live with this neurological
condition. For women, it generally starts in
the child bearing years, and may bring more
challenges not only physically but mentally,
and emotionally too.
This webinar will show the ways MS can
impact women at the various stages of their
lives, and will explore healthy and practical
approaches to dealing with these concerns.
With knowledge, women can be empowered
to face their lives with MS head-on and
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to share stories, raise awareness and campaign with and
for everyone affected by multiple sclerosis.
Visit www.worldmsday.org for more information
as well as to download resources for World MS Day.

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ICHMOND –As part of its ongoing
commitment to provide exceptional care for advanced heart failure
patients, Bon Secours heart team has
a new option for patients in need of bridge-totransplant or bridge to myocardial recovery,
the HeartMate 3™ left
ventricular assist device
(LVAD).
The innovative
HeartMate 3 LVAD provides patients living with
their device new benefits such as improved
blood flow in a pump that uses full magnetic
levitation to reduce trauma to blood passing
through the system.
“The HeartMate 3’s next-generation
technology complements our comprehensive
approach of providing personalized treatment plans for patients in the Bon Secours
Advanced Heart Failure program,” said
Roberta Bogaev, M.D., FACC, FACP, medical director of Bon Secours Advanced Heart
Failure and Circulatory Support Center. “With
the development of smaller, continuous flow
LVADs, such as the HeartMate 3, mechanical circulatory support systems are becoming
more anatomically correct for many of the
people who need them.”
More than 5.7 million people in the U.S.
suffer from heart failure and approximately

915,000 new patients are diagnosed with the
disease each year.
For advanced heart failure patients who
can no longer rely on earlier stage treatment
options, an LVAD can help their weakened
heart pump blood through the body and provide crucial support as patients await further
treatment, including heart transplants.
“Bon Secours has
used the HeartMate II™
since 2010. The technological advances of
the HeartMate 3 and
its smaller size have
resulted in a device that
is easier to implant, electronically driven and
extremely reliable,” said Steven Fiser, M.D.,
cardiovascular surgeon with Bon Secours
Cardiac Surgery Specialists. “Following surgery, LVAD patients generally feel more energetic and are able to resume many, if not all, of
their daily activities.”
U.S. approval of the HeartMate 3 was supported by the MOMENTUM 3 clinical study,
of which Bon Secours was a participant. In
that study, patients who received a HeartMate
3 had significant improvement in their heart
failure status, an 83 percent increase in their
walk distance and a 68 percent improvement in quality of life at six months. Patients
receiving HeartMate 3 also had an 86 percent
survival rate with freedom from disabling
stroke and reoperation to replace the pump at
six months.

GriefShare meets every Sunday afternoon
Staff Report
news@mechlocal.com
MECHANICSVILLE -GriefShare, a support group to
help and encourage those who
have lost a loved one recently
or in the past, meets from
2:30 to 4 p.m. on Sundays
through May 6, except for
Easter Sunday, in Room
G111 at the Shady Grove
United Methodist Church

at 8209 Shady Grove Rd. in
Mechanicsville.
Grief recovery topics, featuring nationally recognized
experts, include: “Is This
Normal?”, “Grief and Your
Relationships”, “Why” and other
topics to help you through the
feelings and challenges you face
as you work through grieving
your loss.
The sessions are self-contained, so those interested are

welcome to join at any time.
Walk-ins are welcome at any
and all of the sessions.
Leaders and organizers said
this is an opportunity to learn
valuable information for what
you face and regain hope while
being with those who really
understand what you are feeling.
For more information, contact shadygroveumc.org/griefsupport or 804-746-9073.

Petit larceny from auto was
reported in the 7700 block of
Stand Circle, Mechanicsville.

Issuance of two or more
bad checks in 90 days was
reported in the 14400 block
of Ashland Road, Glen Allen.

Possession of marijuana,
subsequent offense, was
reported in the 3700 block
of Mechanicsville Turnpike,
Mechanicsville.
Simple assault was
reported in the 10000
block of Learning Lane,
Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported
in the 10300 block of
Chamberlayne Road,
Mechanicsville.
Petit larceny, $200 not from
a person, was reported
in the 7500 block of Cold
Harbor Road/ Mechanicsville
Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported
in the 7400 block of
Mechanicsville Turnpike/
Interstate 295 North to
Mechanicsville Turnpike,
Mechanicsville.

Entering property with
the intent to damage
was reported in the 6300
block of Draperfield Road,
Mechanicsville.

March 7

Grand larceny building
was reported in the 7200
block of Bell Creek Road,
Mechanicsville.
Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported in
the 17100 block of Mountain
Road, Montpelier.

Driver did not report an
accident with damages,
$500, in the 7000 block of
Mechanicsville Turnpike,
Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny from auto
was reported in the 10000
block of Lakeridge Parkway,
Ashland.

Possession of Schedule I
and II controlled substance
was reported in the 16000
block of Kings Dominion
Boulevard, Doswell.

Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported
in the 8100 block of
Meadowbridge Road/Shady
Grove Road, Mechanicsville.

DWI and declared habitual
offender for DWI or
involuntary manslaughter
was reported in the 8200
block of Mechanicsville
Turnpike, Mechanicsville.
Assault and battery of
a family member was
reported in the 7200 block
of Cold Harbor Road,
Mechanicsville.
Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was
reported in the 11200
block of Linderwood
Drive/Wychwood Drive,
Mechanicsville.

March 8

Simple assault was reported
in the 14100 block of
Yankeetown Road, Ashland.

Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported
in the 8100 block of
Mechanicsville Turnpike/
Hanover Green Drive,
Mechanicsville.

7300 block of Bell Creek
Road.

Sale and distribution of
Possession of marijuana,
marijuana, ½-ounce to 5
first offense, was reported in
pounds, was reported in the
the 6100 block of Winding
8100 block of Mechanicsville
Hills Drive.
Turnpike, Mechanicsville.
Simple assault was reported
in the 900 block of Sweet
Tessa Drive, Ashland.
Profane threatening
language over public airway
was reported in the 17300
block of Rocky Ford Road,
Beaverdam.
Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported
in the 8100 block of
Elm Drive/Connor Road,
Mechanicsville.
Drugs: Possession of
Schedule IV was reported
in the 9000 block of Craney
Island Road/Atlee Station
Road, Mechanicsville.
False identification of self
to law enforcement was
reported in the 12800 block
of Mount Hermon Road,
Ashland.

Petit larceny from auto was
reported in the 7000 block
of Covenant Woods Drive,
Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported
in the 12900 block of Mount
Hermon Road, Ashland.

Grand larceny from auto was
reported in the 8000 block
of Elm Drive.

March 13

Drugs: Possession of
Schedule III was reported
in the 100 block of Junction
Drive.

Possession of Schedule I
and II controlled substance
was reported in the 8100
block of Mechanicsville
Turnpike/Hanover Greene
Drive.

Possession of marijuana,
subsequent offense, was
reported in the 700 block
of England Street/Cottage
Greene Drive.

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Assault and battery of a
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Robbery on or near the
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7400 block of Bell Creek
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Threats of death or bodily
injury by letter or electronic
means was reported in the
Concealment, price altering
7000 block of Mechanicsville
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Free concert for seniors

2013 file photo

The Atlee High School Show Choir will present a free concert for senior citizens at 2:15 p.m.
on Thursday, March 29, in the AHS auditorium at 9414 Atlee Station Rd. in Mechanicsville.
The auditorium is wheelchair-accessible and buses are welcome.
Photo submitted by Sgt. James R. Cooper

SHERIFF’S

means was reported in the
12400 block of West Patrick
Henry Road.

Continued from pg. 3

reported in the 3700 block
of Mechanicsville Turnpike,
Mechanicsville.

Credit card fraud, $200 in
six months, was reported in
the 10300 block of Sliding
Hill Road.

Threats of death or bodily
injury by letter or electronic
Possession of marijuana,
means was reported in the
first offense, was reported
7100 block of Mechanicsville
in the 16000 block of
Turnpike.
West Patrick Henry Road/
Mountain Road.
Threats of death or bodily
injury by letter or electronic

Driver did not report an
accident with damages,
$1,000, in the 7000 block of
Mechanicsville Turnpike.

Possession of Schedule I
and II controlled substance
was reported in the 8100
block of Mechanicsville
Byway/Elm Drive.
see SHERIFF’S, pg. 7

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March 21, 2018

Tim Amos, left, president of the Mechanicsville Rotary Club, presented Col. David R. Hines,
sheriff of Hanover County, with a check of $10,000 to support the Project Lifesaver program.
Hines received the donation during last Wednesday’s club meeting.

Rotary donates $10,000
to Project Lifesaver program

HANOVER -- On Wednesday, March 14,
the Mechanicsville Rotary Club presented Col.
David R. Hines, sheriff of Hanover County, with
a donation check in the amount of $10,000.
The donation will help support the Hanover
County Sheriff ’s Office’s Project Lifesaver program.
In 2003, the Sheriff ’s Office became the first
agency in the state to join Project Lifesaver
International. The program offers the ability
for the Sheriff ’s Office to locate loved ones and
family members who wander due to cognitive
disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, autism,
and Down syndrome.
“This is a free service the Sheriff ’s Office
offers to our community,” Sgt. James R. Cooper,

public information officer, said, speaking on
behalf of Hines. “A client will be outfitted with
a watch-sized transmitter that enables the individual to be tracked should they wander.”
“The Project Lifesaver program is another
vital tool we use in service to our community.
We understand that locating lost individuals in
these populations is paramount and are pleased
to continue to make this service available to our
community. This program not only serves to
keep our most vulnerable citizens safe, but also
develops lasting relationships between the deputies and volunteers involved in the program and
participants. We are extremely grateful for the
generous donation made by the Mechanicsville
Rotary Club,” said Hines.

NAMES

Additionally, respondents who wanted to
keep the names said the names and mascots are
not racist and changing them will not relieve
any racial tensions that currently exist on the
campuses.
Respondents who favored a name change
commented that a change would promote equity
and provide an inclusive learning community for

Continued from pg. 1

Comments by those in favor of keeping the
current name included financial considerations
and the cost of changing the names, a need to
preserve local history, heritage and tradition
and a view that the majority opinion should be
honored.

see NAMES, pg. 9

Peace to serve on House Select
Committee on School Safety
Contributed Report
news@mechlocal.com

RICHMOND â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Del. Christopher K. Peace,
R-97, has been appointed to the House Select
Committee on School Safety. He was named to
the panel by Speaker of the House Kirk Cox,
R-66, on Thursday, March
8.
Cox formed the committee to review state and
local policy on school
safety and make recommendations for consideration by the Virginia
General Assembly during
the 2019 Session.
This is the first select
PEACE
committee formed in the
House in 155 years. Select
Committees are reserved for matters of considerable significance that cross the jurisdiction of
conventional and established standing committees.
(The letter that Speaker Cox sent to the Clerk
of the House of Delegates outlining the scope,
membership and work plan of the committee

appears on page 6.)
Peace said of the appointment and the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upcoming work, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have heard from
many families across our district about their
concerns. Children and teachers deserve to learn
in an environment free from fear for their safety.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the chairman of the House Budget
Committee on Elementary & Secondary
Education,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am dedicated to finding
the state share of necessary resources to support
our school divisions in our shared important goal
for improved safety on school campuses everywhere. I am honored that the Speaker thought
well enough of me for this important Committee,
and I look forward to the work ahead.â&#x20AC;?
In announcing the formation of the committee, Cox said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The House of Delegates led the
effort in recent years to make our schools safer,
but the tragedy in Parkland, Florida, shows us
that we must be ever-vigilant when it comes to
school safety. We are taking a bold and significant
step today to make school safety a top priority of
the House of Delegates.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am appointing the Select Committee on

No one should be afraid in a classroom
By Melody Kinser
Managing Editor
How evil can one be to use a weapon and take
aim at children? I don’t buy into the notion that
everybody who behaves with such disregard to life
is mentally ill. Some people are just wicked.
I’ve never been a parent; it was never in my plan.
So, I won’t attempt to one-up the advice given by
the late Dr. Benjamin Spock on how to raise kids.
But I do know that children need the attention of
their parents -- and parents need to pay attention to
what their children are doing with their time.
And -- hold on to your seats -- children need
to be disciplined. I went to public school when a
paddle was used on unruly and disruptive students,
and parents supported it. Kids could usually expect
Round 2 when they got home from school.
Granted, school operations were very different

“back in the old days,” but the idea of a student or
former student or stranger for that matter bringing
a loaded firearm into the building was inconceivable. No, we weren’t angels in the classroom all the
time, but fatally harming someone just wasn’t a
consideration.
While the NRA is less than thrilled with the
response by students across the nation expressing
their feelings as those who have been or are potential targets, I applaud them for trying to make a
difference in their futures.
As I’ve said before, I grew up in a house with
guns. I never had any interest in them, and I knew I
better not get close to any of them either. The same
went for the rifle my maternal grandfather kept
beside his bed. It was strictly “Hands off!”
Then again, I never had any fascination with
guns or weapons. In my younger days, I was a bit

scrappy on the playground, but that was usually a
case of defending someone who was being bullied.
Today, however, is so different and so frightening. My thoughts and prayers have been with the
many schoolchildren, teachers, administrators and
families who have fallen victim to gun violence
since Columbine in 1999.
How do we comprehend such terror and then
devise ways to prevent it ever happening again?
This is not an us vs. them with the NRA and
those who are trying to make our schools safer. It
should be a united front to protect our most valuable resource: the children.
Parents, please involve yourselves in your children’s lives. They may not like it, but do your best to
keep in touch with their activities. And, if there are
social issues, don’t ignore them. Too often we hear
about the loner with the gun . . .

Student walkout drew attention to buying firearms
By Jim Ridolphi
for The Mechanicsville Local
I’m as guilty as the next parent of
sometimes not always giving my full
attention to what my children say. It’s
not something I’m proud of, and it’s
also not unique.
Who among us hasn’t been dismissive of a child’s discussion, or only halfheartedly responded to a question?
Even in those moments of weak-

ness, I’ve always understood that those
comments are important, probably
more important than the discussions I
have with adults on a given day.
There is wisdom in the voices of
those who speak in unaltered and
innocent terms without the prejudice
and opinions that many of us acquire
throughout our lives.
here’s also a subtle beauty in a view
not hindered by the responsibilities of
adult life uttered in the most simple

and direct terms.
Last week, thousands of those voices were raised in unison to address a
problem that has eluded resolution for
all of my adult life.
While my generation has been willing to live with the status quo regarding strengthened laws regarding the
purchase of firearms, the current generation of kids seems less likely to
ignore the issue.
The issue is defined by valid argu-

ments on both sides of the debate,
but there is one point that unifies the
opposing views: the safety of our students in schools.
At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March
14, students across the nation walked
out of class and spent 17 minutes,
one for each victim killed in the latest
Broward County shooting, remembering the fallen students.
see WALKOUT, pg. 7

Speaker explains
why he organized
Select Committee
(Editor’s note: The following letter,
dated March 8, 2018, was addressed
to The Honorable G. Paul Nardo,
Clerk of the House of Delegates, State
Capitol, Richmond, VA.)
Dear Mr. Clerk,
Recent
tragedies
involving
unimaginable violence in our nation’s
schools have renewed questions about
state and local policies intended to
safeguard and protect our children.
It is our responsibility to ensure our
schools are safe and that students can
learn free from the fear of violence.
Toward this end, the Virginia General
Assembly has taken steps in recent
years to strengthen school security.
However, this issue is so complex and
multi-faceted that it requires a special
and dedicated review process beyond
the time constraints of the current
session.
School safety is a fundamental
public policy issue that encompasses the purviews and jurisdiction of
multiple standing House committees.
Therefore, I am appointing a Select
Committee on School Safety to review
comprehensively state and local policies relating to school security and
protection.
The committee’s scope of work
will be limited to strengthening
emergency preparedness, hardening school security infrastructure,
implementing security best practices,
deploying additional security personnel, providing additional behavioral
health resources for students, and
developing prevention protocols at
primary and secondary institutions
across the Commonwealth. The Select
Committee will make policy recommendations for consideration by the
General Assembly during the 2019
Session.
see LETTERS, pg. 8

At Mayan Ruins

INCIDENTS
Continued from pg. 4

Possession of Schedule I
and II controlled substance
was reported in the 10400
block of Gladfelter Road/
Mountain Road.

Credit card fraud, $200 in
six months, was reported in
the 7100 block of Williams
Street.

Possession of Schedule I
and II controlled substance
was reported in the 7300
block of Mechanicsville
Turnpike/Bell Creek Road.

Breaking and entering
building to commit larceny
was reported in the 8100
block of Mechanicsville
Turnpike.

Threats of death or bodily
injury by letter or electronic
means was reported in
the 13400 block of Liberty
School Road.

Possession of marijuana,
first offense, was reported
in the 8000 block of
Mechanicsville Turnpike/
Cold Harbor Road.

Driver did not report an
accident with damages,
$1,000, in the 8900 block of
Ringview Drive.

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see LETTERS, pg. 8

WALKOUT
Continued from pg. 6

The display also recognized
the long list of students killed
in school shootings, a tally that
has grown too long for some
students who feel legislators are
not doing enough to keep their
schools safe.
The students’ active voice
in this national debate seems to
have broken a logjam that has
seen the same pattern emerge
after each disastrous event on
our campuses.
Prayers and thoughts for the
victims are followed by inaction and a quiet before the next
storm erupts on another campus in another city.
Solutions are not easily

defined, and the walkout does
not endorse one policy versus
another, but highlights the need
to have the discussion.
And the efforts haven’t gone
unnoticed. Florida Gov. Rick
Scott recently signed new gun
control and school safety measures that would have seemed
unimaginable a decade ago.
President Trump was scheduled to unveil a national plan
this week offering options for
school safety and more extensive background checks.
Both of these measures are
in response to a national outcry from students regarding the
safety of their schools, and their
voice represents a new generational angle in discussions that
affect their lives, their futures.
It’s also a stark reminder that

things change and just because
we have grown accustomed to
doing things in a certain way is
no guarantee that future generations won’t search for better methods or more efficient
solutions.
Most importantly, the event
this week is a valuable civics
lesson for students who all too
often seem left out of the conversation.
Their protest reinforces
what citizens hold dear in
America: the right to be heard
and voice opinions without fear
of repercussion.
What the whole discussion
means for the future of guns in
this country is uncertain, but
the importance of the voice of
the next generation is not.
I’m ready to listen.

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Linda and Rick Starling of Kings Charter recently visited the
Mayan Ruins of the Ancient City of Tulum near Cozumel,
Mexico). The palace and pyramids overlook the Caribbean
Sea off the coast of Mexico.

As you know, the appointment of a Select Committee by
the Speaker is uncommon, yet
not unprecedented. A Select
Committee may be appointed
in instances where a subject
matter of considerable significance falls beyond the parameters of conventional and established standing committees.
This appointment of a Select
Committee is consistent with
House Rules, past practices and
long-standing customs of the
House dating back a century.
The Select Committee will
be comprised of 22 members
of the House of Delegates and

will reflect the principle of
proportional representation. I
am appointing the following
members to the House Select
Committee on School Safety:
Kirk Cox (Chair), Steve Landes,
Chris Jones, Tommy Wright,
Rob Bell, Danny Marshall (Vice
Chair), Todd Gilbert, Chris
Peace, Barry Knight, Roxann
Robinson, Israel O’Quinn,
Nick Rush, Vivian Watts,
Mark Sickles, David Toscano,
Charniele Herring, Luke Torian,
Paul Krizek, Steve Heretick,
Mike Mullin, Jeff Bourne, and
Schuyler VanValkenburg.
The Committee will be supported primarily by the House
Clerk’s Office, with technical support provided by the
Division of Legislative Services
and the Joint Legislative Audit
and Review Commission. In
addition to in-house staff support, the Committee may contract with outside vendors for
specific and specialized support at any time during the
Committee’s work. Further,
I authorize the House Clerk’s

Office to pay interim compensation and issue reimbursements
for member travel associated
with the Committee’s work.
The Committee will have
an organizational meeting no
later than May 1, 2018 and may
have as many as four meetings
in Richmond, unless otherwise
noted. The Committee shall
complete its work by November
15, 2018 and produce a final
report containing recommendations for the 2019 General
Assembly Session no later than
December 15, 2018.
I am proud of the steps we
have taken in recent years to
protect our schools, but I will
be asking this committee to
undertake the important job of
finding ways we can do even
more to protect our children.
I have full confidence we will
be able to work in a bipartisan
manner to seek practical, common-sense solutions that we
can propose to our colleagues
for consideration next session.
Regards,
Kirk Cox

Thanks given
to those who
helped at fire

PEACE

rity best practices, deploying
additional security personnel,
providing additional behavioral
health resources for students,
and developing prevention
protocols at primary and secondary institutions across the
Commonwealth.
He said the committee
will not discuss issues related
to guns or broader behavioral
health policy that are being considered by other commissions
or standing committees.
The committee also will not
consider security at institutions
of higher education, many of
which already have rigorous
security requirements and are
governed by national accrediting agencies that set guidelines
for their security.
“As I watched parents grieve
over the loss of their children
after the shooting in Parkland,
Florida, I was struck by the parents who said our focus should
not be on overly-broad gun
control measures, but instead
on the important work of keep-

ing our children safe,” said Del.
Danny Marshall, R-14.
Marshall will serve as vice
chairman of the committee. “I am proud to be part
of a productive conversation
about securing our schools and
look forward to beginning our
work.”
“When we talk about
improving our education system, we must start with the
safety of our schools,” said
House Education chairman Del.
Steve Landes, R-25. “This Select
Committee has an important
job ahead of them and I look
forward to working with my
colleagues to find practical
solutions to ensure the safety of
our children.”
“This Select Committee will
allow us to identify problems
and consider solutions that
will truly make our children
safer in schools,” said Courts of
Justice Chairman Del. Rob Bell,
R-58. “As people often find in
the House Courts Committee,
translating ideas into actual

Friday afternoon, March 2,
2018, I was walking my two
dogs and heard loud sirens. I
live close to Memorial Regional
Medical Center so that is nothing new. Then fire engines and
EMS vehicles drove right by us
and turned down my street.
I hoped no one was having
a heart attack or anything bad.
When we walked around the
corner I could see several had
stopped in front of my house.
Then I realized firemen were
going to my house.
For my safety and the firefighters I had to stop before I
got to my home. A neighbor
had seen smoke and flames on
the outside and neighbors at the
end of my cul de sac called 911.
It was a fire in the front corner of my house that began in
wiring inside the wall. HanoverEMS from Fire Station No. 7

quickly put out the fire and
checked out the house top to
bottom.
While the Assistant Fire
Marshal was talking to me,
my next door neighbor took
care of my dogs along with her
own dog. She let me come in
her house while I called my
insurance company, and even
brought me dinner!
My other neighbors were
trapped out of their house/
driveway for awhile ... they
brought me extra flashlights,
and both offered for me to
spend the night in their homes,
if needed.
The fire department told
me the power was off and not
to turn it back on. Another
neighbor called an electrician
he knew who came out, figured
out what caused the fire, and
was able to turn my power back
on. By 9 p.m., the heat was back
on, I was eating a delicious dinner, and was safe with my dogs.
see LETTERS, pg. 17

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School Safety to comprehensively review state and local
policies on school safety and
make recommendations to the
General Assembly for the 2019
session. The House has not
formed a Select Committee in
over 150 years, which speaks
to the significance of this step,”
he added.
“The scope of work for this
committee is specifically limited to school safety. We will
remain laser-focused on the
specific areas laid out in my
letter to the clerk, and not allow
more partisan issues to distract
us from the important steps we
must take to ensure that our
children are safe in our public
schools,” Cox continued.
In his letter to the clerk, Cox
specifically limited the committee’s scope of work to strengthening emergency preparedness,
hardening school security infrastructure, implementing secu-

laws is hard work and words
matter. I look forward to working with my colleagues.”
Cox will serve as chairman of the Select Committee.
He is appointing 11 other
Republicans and 10 Democrats
to provide the Select Committee
with proportional representation in accordance with House
rules.
The members of the Select
Committee will be: Kirk Cox,
Steve Landes, Chris Jones,
Tommy Wright, Rob Bell,
Danny Marshall, Todd Gilbert,
Chris Peace, Barry Knight,
Roxann Robinson, Israel
O’Quinn, Nick Rush, Vivian
Watts, Mark Sickles, David
Toscano, Charniele Herring,
Luke Torian, Paul Krizek,
Steve Heretick, Mike Mullin,
Jeff Bourne and Schuyler
VanValkenburg.
The committee will complete its work by Nov. 15, and
produce a final report containing recommendations no later
than Dec. 15.

all students. They also stated the
names/mascots reflect a history
of racism and promote negative
perceptions of Hanover County.
They rejected claims that
the decision should be based
on majority responses and said
school board members should
approach the issue from a moral
perspective.
Both sides listed compromise options that included a

name change for mascots only.
Lee-Davis currently calls its
students Confederates, while
Stonewall Jackson students are
known as the Rebels.
Carolina Lugo echoed those
sentiments regarding the need
to change the names, citing, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If
we say that heritage and history
are important to us, then we
must tell the whole story of this
history. History is the story that
the living tell about the past.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;What story is this school
board telling now with the con-

INCIDENTS
Driver did not report an
accident with damages,

Breaking and entering a
structure to commit larceny
was reported in the 9100

30 off
%

or with up to extended long term financing.

see NAMES, pg. 15

$1,000, in the 7400 block of
Glastonburg Drive.

Continued from pg. 7

tinued inaction on the problem
of these names?â&#x20AC;? she continued.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;What story could you be telling if you acknowledged some
hard truths and made some
good decisions?â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;This school board need
not shackle Hanover County
schools to lost cause mythology that shamed and terrorized
many of its students, past present and future,â&#x20AC;? Lugo said.
Wanda Burcham also spoke
during a public comment peri-

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Survivors include three sons,
Elvin Jr. (Christy) of Hartfield,
Tracey (Amy) of Asheboro,
North Carolina, and Cameron
of Richmond; two daughters, Tonia Freeman (Tim) of
Asheboro, North Carolina, and
Kristen Arabella of Richmond;
four sisters, Margurite B.
Beninghove, Bertha “Bert”
Coleman (Bobby), Audrey
B. Seay of Mechanicsville
and Janet Bruce (Jim) of
Bracey; three brothers, Ronald
(Debbie), Marvin (Johnny) of
Mechanicsville and Donald
of Hot
Springs.
Gordon
proudly
served
his
country
in the
U.S.
Army
and
BRUCE
was a
member
of Slash Christian Church.
Gordon was a very private and
caring person, always willing
to help others, never expecting
anything in return. He loved
working with his hands, was a
master gardener, tinkering with
cars and lawn mowers. Gordon
was a man of many skills. He
prided himself in culinary
skills. A special thanks to all
the doctors, nurses and staff at
the McGuire Veterans Hospital
for the great care during his
illness. Gordon will be missed
by many. He truly loved all of
his family. “Doc,” rest in peace.
The family received friends
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on
Saturday, March 17, 2018, at
the Mechanicsville Chapel of
ELVIN BRUCE
Elvin Gordon Bruce, 71, of Bennett Funeral Home at 8014
Mechanicsville, went to be with Lee-Davis Road. Private interment will take place at a later
his Lord and Savior on March
date in Signal Hill Memorial
12, 2018. He was preceded in
Park. In lieu of flowers, memodeath by his parents, Lucian
rial contributions may be made
Elvin and Annie M. Bruce.
Marian Vanna Moore
Beane, 95, of Richmond, passed
away on Friday, March 9, 2018,
from complications related to
pneumonia. She is survived by
two daughters, Bettie Bryant
Beane and Jane Beane Acree;
two granddaughters, Amanda
Doumlele Atkinson and Mary
Acree Motley (Porter); and
two great-grandchildren, Mary
Katelynn Atkinson and Porter
“Ridge” Dandridge Motley.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Benjamin Taylor
Beane; and her brother, Nelson
Dewey Moore. Mrs. Beane
was a graduate of Virginia
Intermont College (1941),
Radford State Teachers College
(1943) and the University of
Richmond (1978). She spent
her entire career as a school
teacher and for 12 years, she
taught Red Cross Water Safety
as well. She was a former member of Immanuel Episcopal
Church in King and Queen
County; the K&Q Women’s
Club; the Hanover Retired
Teachers Association; the
Ginter Park Women’s Club; a
charter member of the K&Q
Historical Society; and served
on the Board of Directors for
the Virginia Heart Association.
She also was recognized by the
World Who’s Who of Women.
A private service will be held
at Scottsville Baptist Church
Cemetery in Scottsville for
family members. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bon
Secours Hospice, 7229 Forest
Ave., Suite 200, Richmond, VA
23226.

to St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl.,
Memphis, TN 38105.

retired from the Maughan
Construction Company, a
Deacon at Walnut Grove
Baptist Church and a U.S.
ROBERT DESJARDINS JR. Army veteran, serving during
the Korean War. The family
Robert “Bob” J. Desjardins
would like to express their
Jr., age 46, of New Haven,
special appreciation to New
West Virginia, passed away
Century Hospice, especially,
on Saturday, March 10, 2018.
April, Suzanne and Olivia.
He was the beloved son of
Funeral services were held at
Robert and Rita Desjardins of
Mechanicsville; loving brother 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 17,
2018, at Walnut Grove Baptist
of Lisa (Bill) Williams of
Mechanicsville and Deb (Mike) Church at 7046 Cold Harbor
Road in Mechanicsville.
Gunzenhauser of Pittsburgh,
Interment followed at 2:30
Pennsylvania; adored uncle
p.m. in Greenwood Memorial
of Josh and Adam; cherished
Gardens. In lieu of flowpartner of Nikki Stanley of
ers, memorial contributions
New Haven, West Virginia.
may be made to Walnut
A celebration of Bob’s life
Grove Baptist Church. The
will take place at 1 p.m. on
Mechanicsville Chapel of
Saturday, March 24, 2018, at
Autumn Care at 7600 Autumn Bennett Funeral Home at 8014
Lee-Davis Road was in charge
Park way in Mechanicsville.
of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to
Maine Central Institute, Office
JEFFREY SUTTON
of Institutional Advancement,
Jeffrey Sutton, 60, peace295 Main Street, Pittsfield,
fully passed away on Tuesday,
ME. Cards of condolence may March 6, 2018, at his home in
be sent to Robert and Rita
Mechanicsville. He is survived
Desjardins at 8117 Ordinary
by his
Keepers Way, Mechanicsville,
wife,
VA 23111.
Elaine;
son,
Patrick;
DAVID LEWIS SR.
daughter,
David L. Lewis Sr., 85, of
Jessica;
Mechanicsville, went to be
sisters,
with the Lord; his beloved
Patricia,
wife, Jeanette G. Lewis; and
Ellen
son, David L. Lewis Jr., on
and
SUTTON
Thursday, March 15, 2018. Mr.
Alice;
Lewis is
and
survived
granddog, Hercules. A
by two
Celebration of Jeff ’s life was
sisters,
held from 1 to 4 p.m. on
Hazel
Saturday, March 17, 2018, at
Cliett
Lakeside Moose Lodge. In
and
Barbara lieu of flowers, donations may
be made in Jeff ’s memory
Hill; as
to Boy Scout Troop 534, c/o
well as
Fairfield Presbyterian Church,
numerLEWIS
6930 Cold Harbor Road,
ous
Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
nieces
and nephews. He was

see OBITUARIES, pg. 11

Continued from pg. 1

about 250 students at Patrick
Henry High School.
In a letter issued last week,
Gill outlined various methods
for students to express support
for the victims short of infringing on instructional time.
“Student safety is always our

OBITUARIES
Continued from pg. 10

THOMAS WILKINS
Thomas Flent Wilkins,
81, of Mineral, beloved husband, father, grandfather and
great-grandfather, passed away
peacefully at home on Saturday,
March 10, 2018. Thomas
was born in Roxboro, North
Carolina, on October 3, 1936.
He retired after 30 years of
employment at Philip Morris.
Bored at home, Thomas started
a second career at West Broad
Honda. After 20 years there, he
retired, again, two years ago.
Thomas proudly served his

first priority; we are entrusted
with this responsibility every
day and we take it seriously,”
Gill said. “We worked well in
advance with our school administrators to develop a safety plan
for each building. This included
identifying safe areas at each
school where students could
peacefully assemble and express
themselves if demonstrations

occurred,” he added.
Gill said the students’ right
to express opinions on important issues also was a priority for
school administrators.
“Part of this involved working with student leaders to find
non-disruptive alternatives to
allow them to show their support while also preserving the
integrity of the instructional

day,” Gill said.
HCPS public information
officer Chris Whitley summarized what actually occurred on
Wednesday in a written statement: “Students participated
in demonstrations at eight of
our 10 secondary schools, but
not everyone went outside.

country in the United States
Marine Corps. He served at the
end of hostilities in Korea for
one year and served another
three years in Japan, all as a
member of the Military Police.
Thomas was a member of
Seay’s Chapel UMC in Shores,
Palmyra. Thomas is survived
by his wife, Shirley Johnson
Wilkins; his daughter, Patricia
Elizabeth Johnson; his son,
Raymond Arnold Johnson
(Kay); and his son-in-law,
James Edward Gibson, all of
Mineral. He also is survived
by eight grandchildren, Brandi
Kay Janisch (Will) of Chicago,
Illinois, Mallory Brooke

nephews. He was preceded
in death by his son, Mark H.
Johnson, on July 24, 2015; and
by his daughter, Velvett Ann
W. Gibson, on August 24, 2016.
Thomas will be missed by all
who knew and loved him.
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13,
2018, at Woodward Funeral
Home in Louisa. Interment
followed the service in Spring
Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
in Pendleton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may
be made to VFW Post 8947 in
Mineral or SNAP in Louisa.
Online guestbook may be found
at woodwardfuneral.com.

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Participation was low; less than
10% of our secondary student
population,” he said.
Those approximately 50 students at Lee-Davis were escorted to an inside courtyard for
their ceremony, an area not visible to the spectators across the
road from the flagpole.
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are submitted to the Recreation
Advisory Committee and those
members discuss the names to
determine if they meet the criteria,” Sager said.
Public suggestions also were
accepted during the year-long
process facilitated by online
surveys, public forums and
even a questionairre distributed
at the Hanover Tomato Festival.
In addition, Sager met with
neighbors in the area to gather
their input on the park. Five
names made the early cut.

March 21, 2018

At its January meeting,
the Hanover County Parks
and Recreation Advisory
Commission unanimously
approved a motion to recommend three names for consideration. They included Ellison
Park, Rock Hill Park and Elton
J. Wade Sr. Park.
Those three names were
submitted to the board by Sager
at last week’s meeting, but it
seemed one stood out as the
obvious choice.
“Considering the life of Mr.
Wade and how he gave back
to this community, his lifetime membership in the Black

Creek Fire Department, his
commitment and dedication to
the community and the Cold
Harbor area, I would move
that we name that we name
the eastern park Elton Wade Sr.
Park at Cold Harbor,” said Scott
Wyatt, Cold Harbor supervisor
and Wade’s replacement on the
board.
Wyatt said there were many
viable choices with the historical significance of the area,
but, following his death, a park
named in Wade’s honor seemed
appropriate.

there were approximately 400
who participated; all went outside. At the middle school level,
there were approximately 375
students who participated; the
vast majority stayed inside the
school,” Whitley continued.
Students who participated in
the demonstrations were issued
unexcused absences for the
time they were out of class and
required to make up any missed
work, but no formal disciplinary action was taken, according
to the superintendent.
Whitley expressed thanks
to students who followed the
guidelines and mounted peaceful demonstrations.
“We are appreciative that
students conducted themselves in a peaceful and orderly
manner and returned to class
immediately afterwards without further disruption to the
instructional day.”
Some parents, primarily on
social medial outlets, expressed
concern regarding the actions
of some teachers who they contended blocked doors and prevented children from leaving
the building.
School officials said teachers and administrators are
always on duty in the halls and
there were no locked doors or
blocked exits.
One parent said her child
was deterred from participating
after reading Gill’s letter issued
last week. “He was scared of

what might happen. It was a
chilling warning,” she said.
But an equal number of
posters on other social medial
sites praised the schools for
their handling of a difficult situation.
It’s a balance that indicates
the difficult nature of addressing student demonstrations and
how best to administer policy
regarding these types of events.
“We believe that we can
strike a balance between
respecting students’ right to free
speech, freedom of expression,
and civic responsibility and
maintaining a safe and productive learning environment,” Gill
said.
The superintendent did not
discount safety concerns faced
daily by school administrators,
but also noted the importance
of hearing student concerns.
“Without question, there are
serious safety concerns associated with allowing students to
walk out of school,” the superintendent said. “However, there
are a wide variety of meaningful
ways that students can work
with their school administration to safely express themselves
during the school day that is not
disruptive. We’ve seen several
positive examples of this within our division over the past
month, including on March
14th.”
Managing Editor Melody
Kinser contributed to this story.

see WADE, pg. 13

WADE
Continued from pg. 12

“If everyone in Hanover and
the world modeled their lives
after the actions of Mr. Wade,
we would probably be a nicer,
more peaceful community and

people and he really cared
about the people of the Cold
Harbor District,” Stanley said.
“I think this would have been
much more appropriate had he
been alive so he would have
known it was named after him.”
Chickahominy supervisor

Pole Green Park is the county’s
most utilized park with annual
visitation at 600,000.
The proposed site of the new
park originally consisted of about
40 acres purchased for the construction of a new school. The
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Greg Sager, photo at left, director of Hanover County Parks
and Recreation, presented three names to the Hanover County
Board of Supervisors for consideration in naming of the new
eastern Hanover Park. Supervisors, from left, Aubrey “Bucky”
Stanley, Canova Peterson, chairman Sean Davis and Scott
Wyatt joined in agreeing to the name Elton J. Wade Sr. Park.

there would be a whole lot less
violence,” Wyatt said.
Beaverdam
supervisor
Aubrey “Bucky” Stanley served
with Wade for 24 years and seconded Wyatt’s motion stating
that the county might want to
take a second look at the park
naming process that requires
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Angela Kelly-Wiecek joined
in unanimous support of the
nominated name.
“I am pleased and honored
to support this motion,” she
said. “This is an honor that we
can and should bestow on him.”
The last park constructed in Hanover County was
Washingon Lacy Park in 2008.

complete the proposed site.
Sager said construction on
the new park should begin in
2019 with phase one of the park
opening in 2020 with athletic
fields following the next year.
The eastern park was
approved in 2015 and is slated
to relieve overcrowding problems at Pole Green Park.

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HHHunt wraps up residential part of Rutland area
By Jim Ridolphi
for The Mechanicsville Local

MECHANICSVILLE -When a homebuyer closed on a
new home in Rutland last year,
the finalization marked more
than just a new chapter in a
family’s life and the excitement
of a new home that accompanies that milestone event.
The purchase marked the
end of the residential component in a development that
began more than a decade ago
when HHHunt gained approval for an expansive multi-use
project that encompassed several zoning districts and a variety of entities including retail,
varying types of residential and
a business/office component.
Looking at Rutland today,
it’s difficult to appreciate what
those efforts represent to
the thousands who call the
Hanover neighborhood home.
It’s one of several successful
multi-use projects in Hanover,
including Bell Creek and Kings
Charter, that spearheaded the
county’s entry into mixed-

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Kroger Marketplace, photo at left, is one of the major stores in the Rutland business and residential community off U.S. 301 in Mechanicsville. At right, houses and
townhomes complete the HHHunt project, which began more than 10 years ago.

use projects, a trend that has
gained popularity nationwide.
Rutland was originally
envisioned as a project that
would meet the county’s desire
to transform a section of U.S.
301 that served as an important
gateway to Hanover County.
With available water and
sewer, the plan utilized available services and developed
the thoroughfare in a managed
tiered manner.
“The county wanted to see

growth in this area due to its
proximity to Route 301 and
I-295 and the availability of
public utilities,” said Jonathan
Ridout, HHHunt vice president
of land development.
The 200-acre-plus tract was
owned by four landowners,
and the historic property contained a cemetery for enslaved
African Americans. More than
60 bodies were excavated and
relocated to a plot adjacent
to the restored and relocated

Timberlake House that now
serves as a clubhouse for the
Rutland community.
Ridout said Rutland was
HHHunt’s first entry into a
“master planned residential
community” in Hanover
County, and he emphasized the
importance of the commercial/
residential blend.
He noted the community
“includes single-family residential and townhome neighborhoods, as well as retail shops,

a full-service grocery, restaurants, daycare facility, YMCA,
HCA emergency medical center, and an office park.”
The county’s mixed-use
zoning district (MX) was not
established until 2008, but
only one has been approved in
eastern Ashland and none have
been constructed.
“There are no true
MX, mixed-use projects in
Hanover,” said Hanover planning director David Maloney.

“In addition to Rutland,
the Bell Creek project and
Kings Charter are also master
planned multi-use projects.
The yet-to-be-developed, but
approved zoning for Caldwell
Park at the intersection of
Route 301 and New Ashcake
Road is also a multi-use project,” he added.
Maloney said it’s difficult to
gauge the future of MX zoning in Hanover, but there is
see RUTLAND, pg. 15

od prior to the board’s announcement regarding
survey results.
She emphasized the need to assist teachers if
additional funds are available. Depleted funds for
school supplies have forced local PTAs to provide
more and more assistance for their respective
campuses.
“These teachers are depending on the PTA to
purchase supplies, to pay for the copy machines,
to pay for things that the PTA was not instilled to
do in the beginning,” the former PTA president
said.
“If we are going to start talking about spending money on changing names, which I know is
going to cost a lot, we need to think about the
teachers,” Burcham said. “They’re the ones looking out for our children and the ones we need to
start thinking about.”
“I was the first of my race to become a teacher
at Lee-Davis High School in 1966,” Harold Stills
said. “I heard the stories and felt the pain of some

RUTLAND

of my students.”
“This issue is not going away,” he continued. “The issues that these Confederate generals fought to uphold will
never have any appeal to a
black person. No segment
of the population should
tell another just to get over
it.”
Stills urged the board
to take decisive action on
the name change issue.
“I urge the board to take
STILLS
action rather than do
nothing and hope the
issue will go away. I urge you to do more than just
survey a segment of the community, but rather
consider the facts that the names of community
schools should reflect inclusiveness rather than
tradition.”
Board chair Sue Dibble, South Anna District,
said the board would consider the name change
issue at a 1 p.m. Thursday, March 22, workshop
session.

each project differently, analyzing the strategic location,
Continued from pg. 16
demographics, developer, and
the blend of mixed-use being
interest.
“It is difficult to say whether proposed.”
With the residential comMX zoning will be used more
ponent of Rutland complete,
or less frequently,” he said.
“Currently, Hanover is evaluat- development will now focus on
a retail element located on U.S.
ing two MX, mixed-use zon301. The new area will feature
ing applications. The first is
Boxwood Parke located on Pole retail, office space and the new
Green Road and the second is Atlee Library. In addition, there
are still two commercial pods
The Lake District located on
remaining near the northern
Route 33.”
From an economic develop- border of the property.
“There may be potential for
ment standpoint, the mixed
expansion of Rutland in the
or multi-use zoning provides
future, but we don’t currently
another tool for the county to
have any plans to add to the
enhance its commercial tax
development,” Ridout said.
base.
“We are focused on completing
“Mixed-use developments
Rutland’s Center Office Park
-- when done properly and in
and the retail development
the right locations -- can have
fronting Route 301 that is on
a tremendous impact on the
the corner of Route 301 and
economy and quality of life of
Rutlandshire Drive.”
a locality and for its citizens,”
With a total of 520 singlesaid Hanover economic direcfamily and townhomes and
tor Linwood Thomas.
Thomas said it’s important 60,000 square feet of retail space
along the 301 corridor, coupled
to evaluate those projects on
with 110,000 square feet of
an individual basis, judging
each for its commitment to the retail in adjoining Rutland
Commons, it’s hard to argue
community it serves. “From
with the development’s success.
an economic development
“Rutland is a prime example
perspective, we must look at

of the live, work, play model
that brings a healthy mix of
rooftops, Class A office and
retail along with walk-ability
and bike-ability desired by
most residents as well,” Thomas
said.
And that pedestrianfriendly aspect is an important
element of the development,
according to Ridout.
“Lifestyle programming
is key in making Rutland an
active and interactional community,” Ridout said. “The connection of sidewalks and walking trails also provides another
piece of pedestrian connectivity
that you don’t typically see in
many suburban developments.”
The future of mixed-use
projects in Hanover County
will largely depend on the
needs of the community it
serves, but most agree each
project must be designed to
fit the unique needs of the
citizens.
“I think mixed-use developments can be very meaningful, but development is never
a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach.
There are many factors that
contribute to the creation of
meaningful communities,”

K9 Heroes Day to be held
April 21 at Pole Green Park
MECHANICSVILLE -- Are you a
Fido-friendly vendor? If so, then Hanover
County Parks and Recreation wants you to
join Hanover County Parks and Recreation
at the 6th annual K9 Heroes Day, featuring
Pooch Pursuit event, sponsored by Friends of
Hanover Dog Parks and Hanover Hounds K9
Search & Rescue. It will be held from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at Pole Green
Park.
K9 Heroes Day offers demonstrations in
command, protection, and tracking; pet-friendly vendors and a K9 Fun Zone with activities
and games designed specifically for canines.
The event kicks off with the Pooch Pursuit
5K run or 2K walk, where runners/walkers

Ridout said.
Maloney also had thoughts
on the future of mixed-use.
“There are many factors that go
into land use and zoning decisions with regard to the private
sector side of development. It
is difficult to say whether MX
zoning will be used more or
less frequently.”
He also stressed the need
for the need of mixed-use
projects to complement the
community.
“From my view as a plan-

Photo submitted
by Marcy G. Durrer

This German
Shepherd is ready
for K9 Heroes Day
in his “Batman”
attire for the event.

ner, a mixed-use project should
be scaled to reflect the character and values of the community. A sound proposal can
provide flexibility, and create a
living and employment environment that minimizes reliance on vehicles to help offset
traffic congestion,” he said.
Maloney noted that any
project is only as good as the
development and planning that
supports it.
“Mixed-use is neither inherently good or bad, but is a

can team up with their
four-legged companion
or go solo. (Dogs are
required to remain
on secure leash at all
times.)
For more information, go to www.
hanoverparksrec.com
or call 804-365-7150.
Information submitted by Marcy G.
Durrer, recreation program director, Hanover
County Parks and
Recreation.

reflection of careful planning,
design, and engineering, and
sound community engagement.”
Ridout also noted the
importance of providing what
the community and market
reflects.
“We are seeing that homebuyers in this region are
looking for communities with
walk-ability, green spaces, areas
for outdoor activities, and convenience. Rutland certainly has
all of these characteristics.”

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Bartges’ art exhibit continues
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news@mechlocal.com

ASHLAND – “1 Pond
+ 4 Acres,” paintings by Dan
Bartges, will be on exhibit
through Saturday, March 31, at
Gallery Flux at 307B England
St. in Ashland.
Bartges created more than
two dozen oil paintings based
on Hanover County landscapes.
Examples of his works can
be seen at http://www.galleryflux.com/Exhibit_Detail.
cfm?ShowsID=101.
Bartges focused on the
theme and painted his works
within a year.
After 21 years as a full-time
artist, he said he became aware
of a slump in his enthusiasm
for painting because, as he
explained in a recent gallery
talk, “I realized I had gradually
slipped into simply producing
artwork instead of creating artPhoto courtesy of Dan Bartges
work, and to my mind there’s a “1 Pond + 4 Acres” continues at Gallery Flux in Ashland. The art exhibit features the works of Dan
see BARTGES’, pg. 17

ASHLAND – An At Home
in Ashland Educational Series,
featuring Elianah Yulanda
Jordan and Gwen ReedBlankenship, will be presented
from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 11, in the Multi-purpose
Room of the Ashland Branch
Library at 201 S. Railroad Ave.
in Ashland.
The topic will be “Spirituality,
Holistic Care & Loss.”
Jordan is a BCC/Chaplain,
with Pastoral Care/Bon Secours
Richmond Health System, and

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ASHLAND -- Hanover
Junction Tattoo Station at 305
S. Washington Hwy., Unit 16,
in Ashland is partnering with
the Hanover Humane Society
for the First Annual “Tatts
for Dogs and Cats” Tattoo
Fundraiser.
The fundraiser will begin
on Monday, April 9, by
appointment only and will
run through June.
Hanover Junction Tattoo
Station will offer specially
designed artwork priced at
$65 and up that will qualify
for the fundraiser.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the
Hanover Humane Society.
As the event progresses,
the Hanover Humane Society

and Hanover Junction Tattoo
Station will hold raffles and
schedule various adoption
events that will be promoted
at a later date.
To schedule a tattoo session, call 804-466-0295.
For more information,
visit www.hanoverhumanesociety.org and www.hanoverjunctiontattoostation.com.
The Hanover Humane
Society is a 501(c)(3) entity
that promotes animal adoption, education, and prevention programs for animals
in Ashland and surrounding
counties.

Spiritual Care Services Bon
Secours Medical Group, while
Reed-Blankenship is an LCSW,
AHPC-SW/Bon
Secours
bereavement
coordinator,
counselor.
Beth Harrison is the chair of
the “At Home in Ashland” event
and Jerry Shalf is treasurer.
There is no fee to attend.
To register, contact Shalf at
jerry.shalf@gmail.com or 804399-1844.

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March 21, 2018

PHHS
students
join
walkout
Nick Liberante for The Local

About 250 Patrick Henry
High School students joined
Wednesday, March 14, in
the nationwide walkout that
called for safer schools
and stronger gun control
legislation after the Feb. 14
mass shooting in Parkland,
Florida. Atlee, Hanover and
Lee-Davis students also took
part. The walkout started at
10 a.m. and lasted 17 minutes
in honor of the 17 victims.

BARTGES’

LETTERS

Continued from pg. 16

Continued from pg. 8

world of difference in that.”
His solution, he said, was to
stop offering his paintings for
sale for a full year while focusing on nothing else but creating
artwork for him. The result is
this exhibition of 35 oil paintings, most created on a small
farm just outside of Ashland.
Gallery Flux is open from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday.
The website is www.galleryflux.com.
For more information, contact Alexis Shockley alexis@galleryflux.com or 804-752-3540.

Hanover County is a great
place to live! Thank God and
our wonderful firefighters who
quickly put out the fire. I thank
all of my wonderful neighbors
in The Villas at Rose Hill for
their help and many messages
of thoughts and prayers.
Nancy Flippen
Mechanicsville

Renaming
defames those
who served
(Editor’s note: The following
was addressed to “Dear Members

of the Hanover County School
Board.” The letter also was sent
to “ Members of the Hanover
County Board of Supervisors.”)
As a long-time resident of
Hanover County, as a member of a family whose history in the county goes back to
pre-Revolutionary days ( and
whose members served in that
Revolutionary War) and who
themselves were descended
from individuals who came
to Virginia in the early 1600s,
and as the father of four children who attended Hanover
County Public Schools, including Lee-Davis High School
and Stonewall Jackson Middle
School, I want to briefly express
my strong opposition to the
possibility of renaming those

two schools.
To rename those schools
would be to defame the memory of three of the greatest men
in our history, and would consequently defame the names
of all those who served under
them in the Confederacy,
including my great-grandfather
and more than another dozen
ancestors of mine. And it would
defame the names of hundreds of thousands of young
brave men who gave their all
for their Southern homeland.
And it would also consequently
defame the descendants themselves.
Personally, I do not know
of a single individual, relative,
friend, or acquaintance, who

approves of the renaming. The
survey that you are taking is
very unscientific, and anyone
can take it without giving proof
as who they are. To certify something does not mean a person is
telling the truth. Certainly, there
are much better ways to survey
the Hanover citizens and that
would be accurate.
I ask you to set this matter
aside, and let us return to sanity and respect for the truth.
The War Between the States
had absolutely nothing to do
with slavery. There were a half
million slaves living within the
states that formed the Union.
With all due respect,
Michael T. Reardon
Mechanicsville

Reader asks
how renaming
survey handled
In response to your
Facebook post about a survey
showing a majority does not
want county school names
changed, I wrote this and would
like you to publish in your print
edition:
Who did the survey? Was it
a representative sample?
How many people responded? What was the response rate?
Who responded (age, race,
ethnicity, gender)?
How was the survey distribsee LETTERS pg. 23

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MECHANICSVILLE -- The
Hanover Book Festival will be
held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
on Saturday, April 28, at the
Richmond Times-Dispatch
plant at 8460 Times-Dispatch
Blvd. in Mechanicsville.
Writers wishing to take part
in the event are urged to reserve
a space by going to www.
HanoverBookfestival.com.
It is a described as a childfriendly event, with reading
materials available for the entire
family.
A special guest named
Nutzy, as in the friend of the
Richmond Flying Squirrels, will
make a visit between 11:30 a.m.
and 12:30 p.m.
There will be a bake sale,
LuLaRoe shop, a children’s corner and music by guitarist Jerry
Liggan.

Photo by Laura McFarland/Richmond Suburban News

Blake Jenkins, an eighth-grader at Liberty Middle School,
represented Hanover County at the 44th annual Richmond
Times-Dispatch Regional Spelling Bee held on Saturday,
March 10, at the Library of Virginia. Blake lasted until the
11th round. Some of the words he spelled correctly were
denim, angelic, renegade, ravioli, quisling, segue, retail,
structure, and pavé.

Photo illustration submitted by Sheila Talley

Writers are invited to participate in the Hanover Book Festival,
which will be held April 28 at the Richmond Times-Dispatch
plant at 8460 Times-Dispatch Blvd. in Mechanicsville. To take
part, go to 222.HanoverBookfestival.com.

ASHLAND -- It’s that
time of year again! Join the
Hanover Humane Society
and Jessica Robertson,
Photographic Artistry, for the
Ninth Annual “Ashland Goes
to the Dogs.”
The event will be held
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Thursday and Friday, March
22-23, by appointment only,
with the $47 sitting fee for
each session donated to the
Hanover Humane Society.
To schedule a photo session, call 804-798-7980or visit
www.JessicaRobertson.com.
Hanover Humane Society
is a 501(c)(3) entity that promotes animal adoption, education, and prevention programs for animals in Ashland,
Virginia and surrounding
counties.

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Deadline for CERT training Heritage Green hosting
nears; classes set in April, May April Fools’ Bingo event
HANOVER -- Are you prepared for an emergency? Would you like to learn how to help your
family and neighbors if one occurs? Then you
are invited to become a member of Hanover
County’s Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT).
Basic CERT classes will be held from 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. April 18 and 25 and May 2 and 9 at the
Farrington Fire Station in April and May.
There also will be Saturday classes from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 28 and May 5.
Graduates need to attend each class.
The Farrington Fire Station is located at
14582 Mountain Rd. in Glen Allen.
Subjects will include emergency preparedness, basic first aid, fire extinguisher usage,
search and rescue, terrorism, and incident command structure.
The classes will be taught by FEMA-certified
CERT members as well as Hanover Fire/EMS
personnel.

If you would like to sign up for the class, email
your contact information (name, cell phone number and email address) to HanoverCoCERT@
gmail.com.
The deadline to sign up is Saturday, April
14.
Over 225 Hanover residents have taken this
class and 80 have gone on to join the CERT Unit
as volunteers under Hanover Fire/EMS. Those
Unit members assist in events and, with higher
training, can also be deployed to incidents such
as search and rescue, traffic control, etc.
Hanover CERT team members have assisted
with the North Anna Nuclear Power Plant drill,
the search for a missing boy around North Anna
Battlefield Park, water and ice distribution after
tornados and the Louisa County earthquake.
For more information, email CERT at
HanoverCoCERT@gmail.com.
Information submitted by Tom Harris,
Hanover County public information officer.

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MECHANICSVILLE
– Heritage Green Assisted
Living and Memory Care
at 7080 Brooks Farm Rd.
in Mechanicsville will host
a game of chance during
Beware of April Fools’ Bingo
at 2 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 4.
Participants need to
beware or they
may be
pranked.
Play a few
rounds and see
if you will be the
lucky winner of
a $50 gift card, or

will you be fooled with a silly
gag gift?
Light refreshments will be
served during game time.
This event is free and
open to seniors aged 65 and
older. Space is limited.
RSVP by April Tuesday, 3,
by calling 804-746-7370.

Social Services
offers tax help
HANOVER -- Beginning
at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through
April 10, the Hanover County
Department of Social Services
is offering free help with tax
returns for qualified individuals
and families.
To be eligible to receive
the assistance, income cannot
exceed $54,000. You must bring
the following: original W-2’s,
Social Security Card, dependent Social Security Card,
photo identification, and any
original tax documents regarding Affordable Health Care Form 1095 A. When married
filing jointly, your spouse must
be present.
The office, an IRS Volunteer
Site, is located at 12304
Washington Hwy. in Ashland.
Services are first-come, firstserved.
For more information, call
804-365-6646.

Convenient Tax Preparation I can come to you!
For an appointment call
(804)-914-6233
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If you are tired of dealing with the tax mess,
call DFS to eliminate your stress!

TO PROMOTE YOUR SERVICES IN
THIS DIRECTORY, CALL 746-1235 X2
OR EMAIL: CLASSIFIEDS@
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March 21, 2018

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| News, Updates & Listings
Wednesday, March 21
The
Colonial
Farm
Credit blood drive will be
held from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at
7104 Mechanicsville Tpk. in
Mechanicsville. The goal is for
20 people to donate. There will
be a door prize drawing for
those who donate. To set up
an appointment, call Megan
Arrington at 804-746-1252
or visit the Virginia Blood
Services website at https://
vadonor.org.
All Souls Episcopal and
Messiah Lutheran Churches
invite the community for a meal
of soup and bread at 6:30 p.m.
in the fellowship hall at Messiah
Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee
Rd. in Mechanicsville, followed
by a special 2018 program,
“The Way of Worship.” Long
ago, those who followed Jesus
were called followers of the way.
This worship-based program

will explore varied ways to
worship Jesus, follow him, and
grow in faith. Beginning at 7:15
p.m., Messiah Lutheran and
All Souls will present a Taizé
Service, which is a worship service involving sung and chanted
prayers, meditation, a period
of silence, and readings. The
prayers consist of short chants,
repeated again and again. The
style of prayer practiced at Taizé
has attracted many worshipers from around the globe and
from many different denominations. Rev. Lou Florio, pastor
of Messiah Lutheran, and Rev.
Katherine G. Dougherty, priest
of All Souls Episcopal Church,
will preside.

ax submissions to calendar to 730-0476, email to
mkinser@mechlocal.com, or mail to 8460 TimesDispatch Blvd., Mechanicsville VA 23116. Deadline is
3 p.m. Wednesday for the following week’s issue. Calendar
announcements cannot be taken by phone. We reserve the
right to edit all items submitted to The Local.

Anne, Chuck and Pierson
Geyer will be available during
the rain or shine event. Each
spring they offer field tours and
a hands-on learning opportunity for how to grow and prune
your own blackberry, raspberry
and blueberry plants, as well as
tree fruits, including peaches,
nectarines, plums and apples.
The Geyer family grows and
distributes seasonal berries and
fruit. For more information,
visit agriberry.com.

Sunday, March 25

vice beginning at 9 a.m. Palm
Sunday begins Holy Week by
re-enacting the procession of
Jesus into Jerusalem with a
blessing of the palms, songs
of Hosanna, and a procession
into the church. The tone of
the liturgy then turns from
celebration to solemnity as the
congregation reads the Passion
Narrative and, as observers,
experience the wide range of
emotions and responses to
Jesus’ betrayal and crucifixion.
All Souls worships at Messiah
Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee
Rd. in Mechanicsville. A nursery will be available for infants
and toddlers. Rev. Katherine
G. Dougherty is the priest in
charge. For more information,
visit www.allsoulsva.org.

Hanover Spring Fest 2018
will be held from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at Oak Knoll Middle
School at 10295 Chamberlayne
Rd. (U.S. 301) in Mechanicsville.
There is no general admission
Saturday, March 24
A Pruning Workshop and charge for the rain or shine
Farm Visit will be held from event.All are welcome to attend.
Thursday, March 29
10 a.m. to noon at Hanover
All Souls Episcopal Church
The Atlee High School
County’s Agriberry Farm at
6289 River Rd. in Hanover. will hold a Palm Sunday ser- Show Choir will present a free

concert for senior citizens at
2:15 p.m. in the AHS auditorium. The auditorium is wheelchair-accessible and buses are
welcome.
The deadline for ordering yearbooks at Kersey Creek
Elementary School is Thursday,
March 29. To order, go to www.
candidcolor.net. The access
code is KCEYBK18. If there are
questions as to whether a yearbook has been purchased, call
1-800-321-4256.

Sunday, April 1
The Episcopal Church
of the Creator will host its
annual Easter Egg Hunt after
the 10 a.m. service. The event
is open to the community.
Refreshments will be served.

Hanover Rotary listens to the needs of the community
youth of Hanover with developMECHANICSVILLE – The Hanover’s schools.
Hanover Rotary Club recently
Raise Coffee Co. Inc. is a mental disabilities to transition
donated monies to purchase an Hanover-based charitable non- to meaning employment.
outfitted coffee cart for one of profit working to assist the
Over 80% of youth with disabilities leave high school without any intern opportunities to
prepare them for the working
environment.
Raise‘s Mission is to create
opportunities for job training
,employment and full participation in community life for
Palm Sunday, March 25
youth and young adults with
Worship Services at 8:30 and 11 a.m.
developmental disabilities in
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m
and around Hanover County.
Easter Egg Hunt at 3 p.m.
Raise has three phases of
for children through 5th grade
development planned.
Maundy Thursday, March 29
Phase 1 is active now.
Service at 6:30 p.m.
Raise is supporting school cofEaster Sunday, April 1
fee carts in Hanover County.
Worship Services at 6:45, 8:30 and 11 a.m.
Students, guided by teachers of
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.
special education classes, are
9200 New Ashcake Road, Mechanicsville
selling coffee and other items to
(804) 550-9601
newhighlandbaptist.org
teachers in their schools.

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March 21, 2018

Hanover County’s solid
waste convenience centers will
be closed for the Easter holiday.

Saturday, April 14
A reception will be
held from 2 to 4 p.m. for a
Windemere Art Galley Show
at 6162 Mechanicsville Tpk. in
Mechanicsville. “The Annual
Spring Judge Show” will feature
the Lee Artists Association. All
artists are invited to participate. The show will continue
through April 28. For more
information, call 804-7300384.

Open House
to be held
on April 7
at Station 3
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For more information about
the service or the other Easter
activities, call the church at 804746-8765, option 6.

To learn more about the
program, go to www.raisewithus.org.
Information submitted by
Janice G. Henicheck, Hanover
Rotary.

MECHANICSVILLE –
Eastern Hanover Fire-EMS
(Station 3) will host an
Open House from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April
7, at 4428 Mechanicsville
Tpk. in Mechanicsville.
The event will include
station tours, a Brunswick
stew sale, kids’ bounce
house, and McGruff the
Crime Dog.
Parking will be available
at the Old Fire House on
New Bethesda Road.
For more information,
call 804-365-4903.

uted?
What questions were
asked? How were the questions
phrased?
As a person who teaches
survey methods, all these
questions (and more) must be
answered before the results can
be examined or accepted.
In addition, survey results
are one thing, ethics another.
In 1950, a survey in the
county would have likely supported segregation, too.
Respectfully,
JM Thomas
Mechanicsville

Farm Service Agency lists payment limitations by program
By Ken Upshaw
County Executive Director
HANOVER -- The Farm
Service Agency has announced
payment limitations by program.
The 2014 Farm Bill established a maximum dollar
amount for each program that
can be received annually, directly or indirectly, by each person
or legal entity.
Payment limitations vary by
program for 2014 through 2018.
Below is an overview of pay-

ment is limited to $50,000. CRP
contracts approved before Oct.
1, 2008, may exceed the limitation, subject to payment limitation rules in effect on the date of
contract approval.
The
Emergency
Conservation
Program
(ECP) has an annual limit of
$200,000 per disaster event. The
Emergency Forest Restoration
Program (EFRP) has an annual
limit of $500,000 per disaster
event.

The annual limitation
of $125,000 applies to the
Emergency Assistance for
Livestock, Honeybees and
Farm-Raised Fish Program
(ELAP), Livestock Forage
Disaster Program (LFP)
and Livestock Indemnity
Program (LIP). The total payments received under ELAP,
LFP and LIP may not exceed
$125,000. A separate limitation of $125,000 applies to Tree
Assistance Program (TAP) payments. There is also a sepaDisaster Assistance Programs rate $125,000 payment limit for

CANCER • Jun 22/Jul 22
It is very easy to become complacent, Cancer. Just when you
thought your week would be routine, things get stirred up in ways
you never would have imagined.

LIBRA • Sept 23/Oct 23
Family matters push to the forefront, Libra. This may require all of
your attention for the time being.
Clear your schedule so you can give
this the attention it deserves.

CAPRICORN • Dec 22/Jan 20
It’s not worth getting into an argument to win a point with someone
who doesn’t have all of the facts,
Capricorn. Rest your case and forge
ahead with what you know is right.

TAURUS • Apr 21/May 21
Taurus, when you get an idea in
your head, it can take a monumental effort to persuade you to think
otherwise. This week your ideas
may need tweaking.

LEO • Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, if a career change has been on
your mind, it may be better to dip a
toe into the waters rather than
jumping in all at once. Try an internship before making a commitment.

SCORPIO • Oct 24/Nov 22
Scorpio, overcoming challenges as
they are presented to you is one of
the things that makes you so successful. But even the best task master needs some rest and relaxation.

AQUARIUS • Jan 21/Feb 18
A change of direction may not be
the right fit for you at this moment
in time, Aquarius. If you have been
pondering a move, you may want to
devote more time to vetting the
idea.

GEMINI • May 22/Jun 21
Stop planning for the immediate
future and start thinking long-term,
Gemini. This way you can relax as
much as possible and enjoy the ride
knowing all things are in order.

VIRGO • Aug 24/Sept 22
Virgo, it’s understandable that you
want to prove yourself as capable as
ever. But accepting a little help is not
a sign of weakness. In fact, it is a sign
of strength.

SAGITTARIUS • Nov 23/Dec 21
You may find yourself at the center
of social occasions, Sagittarius. If
you want to be the life of the party,
then go ahead. If you want to remain on the sidelines, that’s fine as
well.

PISCES • Feb 19/Mar 20
Splurge on something that you
have been considering buying for a
while, Pisces. As long as you can afford it, you can splurge without any
guilt.

ARIES • Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, take some time to assess a situation before you act on gut instinct. Your initial reaction may not
be the best way to go. Ask a trusted
friend for advice.

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March 21, 2018

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ms awareness month

MDM Women on the Move Luncheon 2018
he MS Women on the Move Luncheon
will be at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 pm. on
March 16 at Glenmore Country Club,
1750 Piper Way, Keswick, VA 22947.
Doors open at 11:30 am for registration
and Raffle Ticket purchase. Program runs
from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

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MS Women on the Move Luncheon was
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inner of Champions reception
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at 7 p.m. and from 7:15 to 8:30
p.m for the program and guest
speakers. The Dinner will take place at
Boar’s Head Pavilion, 200 Ednam Drive
in Charlottesville.
This years honoree is Teresa A.

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Come on out and walk from Captain Tom’s
House to Gus’ on Thursday, March 29
at Noon (rain or Shine)
If you would like to walk please contact Captain
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find sponsorship for the walk. Checks can be
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If you cannot walk please feel free to sponsor
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March is Multiple Sclerosis
Awareness Month. I urge everyone to
help raise awareness of MS and help
find a cure for this dreadful disease.

and philanthropic communities together to
ensure that we move MS research forward.
Featuring a celebrity speaker who shares their
personal connection to MS, this networking
event educates, motivates and inspires.
Since its inception in 2005, the Women
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Virginia.
The Charlottesville Dinner of
Champions was established in 1992
and continues today as recognition for
distinguished individuals, as well as
local corporations and their employees.
Friends and colleagues of the honored

guest come together for an evening to
share experiences and stories of the
honoree and raise funds for the Society.
For reservations and For ticket availability please contact Brianne Pietronicco
at Brianne.Pietronicco@nmss.org or 434465-6035.

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there is ever growing information related to
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the child bearing years, and may bring more
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This webinar will show the ways MS can
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